Adi Daero ( Ge'ez: ዓዲ ዳዕሮ), is a town in the

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located at 977 km north of

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and 278 km northwest of

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along the highway which runs from

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to Sheraro to

Humera Humera (; ) is a town in the Kafta Humera woreda in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Western Zone the town has an elevation of above sea level. The Tekezé river borders the town to the north. Humera is a very important regional ...

. The town is also the administrative center of the La'ilay Adiyabo woreda (district).

Adi Daero Airstrike

On 4 October 2022, the

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launched an airstrike at a school housing

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in the town, killing more than 50 and injuring at least 70 others. According to Tigrayan authorities and some witnesses the death toll was at least 65. The attack is one of the deadliest in the Tigray War.

References

Populated places in the Tigray Region {{Tigray-geo-stub