Ethiopia: Gambella flood victims need immediate aid, agencies

ESAT News (June 6, 2017)

About 2,400 people (475 households) remain displaced in Gambella town following the flash floods caused by heavy rains in May, UN humanitarian sources said.

According Relief web, a recent multi-agency rapid assessment led by the regional Disaster Prevention Food Security Agency (DPFSA) determined that the affected community need immediate food and non-food assistance.

The report said the assessment team verified that the flood has affected five localities where many houses were flooded and furniture, cooking materials, clothing, food and non-food items were washed away or destroyed.

The flooding has also damaged textbooks and exercise books of some 1000 students. The regional DPFSA has requested for emergency food ration for three months, educational supplies and other items.