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Hopes fade for hundreds missing after Ethiopian floods
Addis Ababa, Aug 8, 2006 Hopes faded Tuesday for finding survivors from hundreds of people missing after deadly weekend flash floods devastated a town in eastern Ethiopia, officials and residents said. With the death toll from flooding in and around Dire Dawa hovering at 206, they said frantic rescue efforts continued but conceded chances were slim of locating alive any of the more than 300 people still unaccounted for. "We are expecting the death toll to increase," Berekat Simon, a senior aide to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, told AFP in the capital. "The army and police are out in force searching for bodies all along the river beds," said Kassim Ahmed, a resident of Dire Dawa, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) east of Addis Ababa. 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
Spain investigates arson claims as forest fires rage
Madrid, Aug 8, 2006 A Spanish police unit specialised in organised crime Tuesday began investigating whether forest fires that have killed three people and ravaged northwestern Spain were caused deliberately. |
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