Overall Green alert Flood for Ethiopia
in Ethiopia

Event summary

Flood Ethiopia can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1100448
Death: 4
Displaced: -
Countries: Ethiopia
From - To 24 Apr - 27 Apr

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Dire Dawa Region, Ethiopia, April 2020At least 4 people have died in flash floods that struck in the city of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 24 April 2020. The flooding caused widespread damages to homes and infrastructure. Two of the fatalities occurred when homes collapsed. Flooding struck after heavy rain caused the normally dry Dachata River that runs through the city to overflow. In a report of 05 May, UN-OCHA said 53 houses were destroyed and 212 damaged.Fri 24 Apr 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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ANKARA The third month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including a deadly tornado in the U.S., landslide in Brazil and heavy rains in Pakistan. Here is a look at the global environme
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Environmental Disasters Across World In March 2020Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:09:00 +0200.

The third month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including a deadly tornado in the U.S., landslide in Brazil and heavy rains in Pakistan. Here is a look at the global environmental di
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