Fears of a return to war in northern Ethiopia are driving many people to leave the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.
"Those who can afford it fly, those who can't use buses," one person in the main city of Mekelle told the BBC - going on to explain how large numbers of young people were heading to the capital, Addis Ababa.
The prices of goods are rocketing as people stock up on essentials and a run on the banks has meant there is now a daily limit on cash withdrawals of around 2,000 birr ($13; £10) per person.
With cash shortages reminiscent of the brutal two-year conflict that ended in November 2022, those wanting to making big transfers often have to pay extra charges to do them electronically.
The civil war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) saw an estimated 600,000 people killed, according to an envoy from the African Union (AU), and the region driven to the precipice of famine.
