据医院方面向BBC提供的消息，在埃塞俄比亚北部蒂格雷地区阿拉马塔周边持续三天的激烈战斗中，至少有52名平民丧生。
At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC.
据报道，政府军已从当地武装分子手中夺回了对该镇的控制权，并计划向北推进，目标是该地区的首府梅克勒。社交媒体上的视频显示，政府军的坦克已出现在阿拉马塔的街道上。
It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the region's main city. Social media clips show army tanks on Alamata's streets.
此次冲突发生在政府与控制蒂格雷地区的政党之间的长期紧张关系之后；双方均指责对方违反了2022年达成的停火协议（该协议曾结束了长达两年的内战）。
Clashes broke out last week after months of tension between the government and the party that controls Tigray, with both accusing each other of violating a 2022 deal that ended a two-year civil war.
战斗的影响还波及了周边地区：上周，有33名游客被困在联合国教科文组织世界遗产地拉利贝拉。
Fighting has also affected neighbouring regions with 33 tourists stranded for the last week in Lalibela, a Unesco world heritage site.
一位不愿公开姓名的英国游客在接受BBC《Newsday》节目采访时称：“整个星期里，我们都能听到战斗声、枪炮声以及炮火的轰鸣声。”他提到，拉利贝拉地区有大量的军队驻扎；这座城市以13世纪用岩石雕刻而成的教堂而闻名，是数百万东正教徒的圣地。
"We have heard fighting, gunfire and artillery cannons firing throughout the week," a British tourist, who asked not to be named, told the BBC's Newsday programme about clashes near Lalibela in the Amhara region. He said there was a large military presence in Lalibela, famous for being home to 13th Century churches hewn from rock and a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians.
参与此次战斗的不仅有政府军，还有与蒂格雷武装分子结盟的阿姆哈拉族民兵组织。
The fighting around the town has involved the army and an Amhara militia that has allied with Tigrayan fighters.
早在9月初，这些武装组织就与其他埃塞俄比亚武装力量联合成立了由7个团体组成的联盟，其目标是推翻位于首都亚的斯亚贝巴的政府。
Earlier in September, they joined forces with other Ethiopian armed movements to form a seven-member alliance with the stated intention of removing the government in the capital, Addis Ababa.
人们担心邻国厄立特里亚可能会卷入这场冲突——因为埃塞俄比亚政府指责厄立特里亚政府在支持这些武装组织，但厄立特里亚方面对此予以否认。
There is also a fear that neighbouring Eritrea could be drawn into the conflict - as the government accuses Asmara of supporting the armed groups, something it denies.
由于与该地区的通讯渠道已被切断，BBC无法直接报道当地的情况，因此很难了解事件的真实进展。双方对于最新冲突的起因存在分歧。
The BBC is unable to report from Tigray and surrounding areas and it is difficult to find out what is happening because communications to the region have been cut. The two sides disagree over who started the latest fighting.
掌控提格雷州政局的提格雷人民解放阵线（TPLF）称，该组织是在回应联邦政府发动的攻势，包括无人机袭击；政府则称，提格雷武装力量在夺取该地区机场的控制权后率先发动了攻击。
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the party that runs Tigray, says it was responding to a federal offensive, including drone strikes, while the government says Tigrayan forces attacked first after seizing control of airports in the region.
TPLF战斗人员还在阿法尔地区作战。该战略地区将内陆国家埃塞俄比亚与吉布提及其港口连接起来。
TPLF fighters are also fighting in the Afar region, in a strategic area which connects landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti and its ports.
过去几天，无国界医生（MSF）表示，已有700多名伤员被送入该机构在提格雷州提供支持的医院。
Over the last few days, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said more than 700 wounded people had been admitted to hospitals it supports in Tigray.
阿拉马塔综合医院一名要求匿名的医生告诉BBC，从周六到周一，镇内及周边地区一直发生战斗，交火中使用了重型炸药和大炮，部分炮弹落入民宅。死于交叉火力的人包括年仅三天大的婴儿、母亲和牧牛人。这名医生说，该镇集市遭到一次袭击，共有12人死亡。
The doctor at Alamata General Hospital, who requested anonymity, told the BBC the fighting in and around the town had taken place between Saturday and Monday, and involved heavy explosives and artillery, some of which landed in residential homes. Those killed in the crossfire included children as young as three days old, mothers and cattle herders. Twelve people had died in a single strike on the town's marketplace, the medic said.
战斗爆发以来，政府已暂停提格雷地区的银行服务。互联网接入也已被切断，但尚不清楚是谁下令关闭。
Since the fighting erupted, banking services in Tigray have been suspended by the government. Access to the internet has also been cut - though it is not clear who ordered the closure.
阿拉马塔的一名其他消息人士告诉BBC，随着逃离战乱的人群涌入，该镇人数激增，周边地区的人道主义危机日益恶化。
A separate source in Alamata told the BBC there was a worsening humanitarian crisis in the area, as the town swelled with people fleeing fighting.
“周边地区所有居民步行进入阿拉马塔镇，最长走了一个小时，希望镇上能够安全。
"All the residents of the surrounding areas entered the town of Alamata by walking on foot for as long as an hour, hoping the town would be safe.
“遗憾的是，各项服务全部中断——没有银行服务、无法转账、没有电、没有网络，也没有电话。因此，人们身陷困境，只能受苦，所有人都感到绝望和沮丧。”在拉利贝拉，一名英国游客说，网上银行仍可正常使用，但现金严重短缺。
"Unfortunately, everything is blocked - no banking service, no money transfer, no power, no internet, no phone. Hence people are in crisis, simply suffering, everyone is desperate and frustrated." The British tourist in Lalibela said online banking was working in Lalibela but there was a shortage of physical cash.
他说，过去两天，镇周边局势已经平静下来；有迹象显示，仍在由军方使用的机场可能于周四重新开放。
He said the situation around the town had calmed down in the last two days and there were indications the airport, which was still being used by the military, might reopen on Thursday.
当地人仍然害怕可能发生的事情。他说：“军方仍驻扎在这座小镇，而且有人看到一支规模更大的部队离开小镇，向北进发。”他解释道，机场首次关闭商用航班时，镇上有53名游客。
"The local people, they are still scared of what might happen. The military presence here in the town has remained and a larger military force has been seen leaving the town heading north," he said. When the airport was first closed to commercial flights, 53 tourists had been in the town, he explained.
不过，此后已有一些人撤离，其中包括14名以色列人，他们于周一乘坐军方直升机撤离；另5人则在前一天乘非政府组织车队离开，尽管此前有人建议不要走公路。
But some had since been evacuated, including 14 Israelis by military helicopter on Monday while another five had left the day before via an NGO convoy, despite advice not to travel by road.
他说，在仍滞留在拉利贝拉的游客中，人数最多的是美国人，此外还有以色列人、英国人、韩国人、南非人、一名具有埃塞俄比亚和新西兰背景的人以及一名墨西哥人。
Of the remaining tourists in Lalibela, the largest group were Americans, with Israelis, Britons, South Korean, South Africans, an Ethiopian-New Zealander and a Mexican also stranded, he said.
与此同时，对于因电信服务中断而与外界失联的提格雷人，总部设在亚的斯亚贝巴的提格雷广播服务（TBS）启动了一项帮助家庭重新取得联系的计划。
Meanwhile, for those cut off in Tigray because of the telecoms shutdown, the Tigray Broadcasting Service (TBS), based in Addis Ababa, has started an initiative to help reconnect families.
该广播机构表示，将通过其Telegram频道收集该地区之外人士发来的视频留言，并通过卫星电视播出。
The broadcaster has said it will collect video messages via its Telegram channel from people outside the region and air them via satellite TV.
虽然内容仅限于问候和近况更新，但这将为因通信中断而分离的家庭提供一条宝贵的生命线。
While limited to greetings and updates, this will provide a rare lifeline for families separated by the blackout.
提格雷地区对银行服务的严格限制，也影响着身在该地区之外的人。银行客户告诉BBC，在提格雷开设的账户已被冻结或受到限制。
The clampdown on Tigray's banking services is also affecting Tigrayans who are not physically in the region. Customers have told the BBC that bank accounts opened in Tigray have been frozen or restricted.
一名两个月前因提格雷局势日益紧张而搬往首都的前梅克勒居民说：“我从亚的斯亚贝巴乘坐公共交通工具前往阿达马，试图用手机转账付款，但行不通。”
"I boarded public transport from Addis Ababa to Adama and tried to pay using a mobile transfer, but it didn't work," said a former Mekelle resident who moved to the capital two months ago because of growing tensions in Tigray.
他告诉BBC提格雷语频道：“这给许多像我一样逃离提格雷局势的人带来了极大混乱。”“许多提格雷人现在都遇到了困难。”了解非洲大陆更多新闻。
"It has created havoc for many people like me who escaped the situation in Tigray," he told the BBC's Tigrinya service. "Many Tigrayans are now in trouble." Go to for more news from the African continent.