At least 45 people died and thousands were forced to flee their homes. floods recorded in various regions of Ethiopia, as reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which pointed to “general destruction” in the affected areas.

“The floods caused widespread destruction and displacement in the regions of Somalia, Oromia, South, Southwest and Afar nations, nationalities and peoples,” they said, before emphasizing that the floods over 35,000 families have been relocated.

In addition, they stressed that more than 23,000 cattle have also been confirmed dead, while more than 99,000 hectares of agricultural land were destroyed only in Somalia.

“The Ethiopian government and humanitarian partners are givingvital assistance to affected communitiesbut aid is still insufficient given the scale of the need,” he said, before announcing that he would provide $40 million to meet the needs of people affected by drought and floods.

In this regard, OCHA stressed that the floods “exacerbate humanitarian needs” in affected areas and added that “floods increased the vulnerability of the populationwhose resilience has been hit hard by a prolonged drought since 2020.”

The agency also stressed that “the floods have also exacerbated health risk, including cholera,” resulting in more than 6,150 cases and nearly a hundred deaths between August 27, 2022, when the outbreak began, and May 7, making it “the longest cholera outbreak” in the country’s history.