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Floods kill at least 17 in eastern Ethiopia: official
Addis Ababa (AFP) Nov 21, 2008 Floods in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia have killed at least 17 people and displaced more than 100,000 since the start of the month, a government relief agency said Friday. "The figure we have at the moment indicates that 17 have died and over 100,000 have been left without homes," Guled Ahmed, head of the region's disaster prevention agency, told AFP. "The floods occurred in the first two weeks of this month. The Wabi Shebelle and Genale rivers burst their banks and engulfed three zones in the region," he said, adding that relief operations were underway in the affected areas. Ethiopia, home to 80 million people, is regularly hit by floods and droughts and is currently experiencing what the UN and other relief organisations have described as a critical humanitarian situation. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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50,000 Ethiopians displaced by floods
Addis Ababa (AFP) Nov 19, 2008Dramatic floods in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia have killed at least three people and displaced more than 50,000 since the start of the month, aid sources said Wednesday. |
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