More than 50 people have died in Ethiopia"s northern Tigray and Amhara regions amid drought and an aid freeze, local officials have told the BBC.

The Horn of Africa has had five failed rainy seasons since 2019, according to the UN. The US and UN suspended aid earlier this year after allegations of theft, worsening the humanitarian crisis.

Tigray is recovering from a two-year civil war which ended a year ago, while a conflict has erupted in Amhara.

About 46 people died in the town of Yechila in Tigray, while six died in the neighbouring Amhara region of Wag Hemra, because of food shortages, the officials said.

Over 4,000 cattle have died because of severe drought.