Flood Death Toll Rises; More Rain Is Expected
From Times Wire Reports
Flooding from 11 days of heavy rain has killed at least 626 people across Ethiopia, and authorities braced for a rising toll as overwhelmed rescuers struggled to find missing villagers.
Rivers in southern, northern and eastern Ethiopia burst their banks, and forecasters predicted more rain. Hundreds of people were thought to be missing.
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