Ethiopian Teen Loses Leg

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Berhane Haile

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Ethiopia's Tigray truce: 'I lost my leg on the way home from school'

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Berhane Haile was walking home from school in Tigray , Ethiopia , when he stepped on a bomb.

The 16-year-old had to be carried by his distraught father and other villagers on foot for two hours over hilly terrain to Adwa , which is the main town in the area.

The Red Cross says it has helped close to 400 victims of inadvertent explosions - 80% of them children - since 2023 .

Berhane, now 17 , has a prosthetic leg and crutch which has helped him walk again.

He was not able to move back to Seyabo , as life there involves strenuous hikes through the mountains.

He has moved to Adwa , Adwa town, where he has rented a house with his sister.

He wants to continue his education further and has set his sights on becoming a civil servant.

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