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Only 10% of needed aid reaching war-hit Tigray: USAID chief

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USAID chief Samantha Power says that only 10 percent of the aid required by Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray is reaching the region, as humanitarian access remains hobbled by security woes and bureaucratic hurdles. SOUNDBITE

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