Tens of thousands of people in Afar region of Ethiopia in need of emergency aid after displaced by heavy floodEmergency aid effort in the Afar region. (ENA)borkenaAugust 9, 2020Flash food caused extensive damage in the Afar region of Ethiopia. Tens of thousands of people are displaced, according to sources from the region. Disaster Prevention and Food Security Program Coordination Office in the Afar region has confirmed this week that 32,000 people are displaced in connection with Awash river flooding. Tens of thousands of displaced people need urgent humanitarian assistance.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2020 04:06 UTC