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Ethiopian flash floods kill at least 191: police
Addis Ababa, Aug 6, 2006 Flash floods have killed more than 191 people in eastern Ethiopia, after a heavy downpour caused a river to overflow, police said Sunday. "The death toll from the flood caused by the overflow in Dire Dawa reached 191 by 8:30 pm (1730 GMT)," regional Dire Dawa Police Commissioner Getachew Asres told AFP. "Thirty nine of the deceased were children under the age of seven," he added, speaking to AFP by phone from the ravaged township, about 500 kilometres (300 miles) east of the capital Addis Ababa. Police said several thousands of people were displaced after the Dire Dawa River, which cuts through the town, broke its banks and swept through homesteads. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Spanish jazz homage to New Orleans
Madrid, Aug 3, 2006 Spain's eastern city of Alicante will Friday host a jazz tribute to the city of New Orleans, which last August was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, organisers of the Xabia Jazz Festival said. |
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