Published Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 | 5:28 a.m.<\/p>\n
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) An official in Ethiopias northeastern Afar region says heavy flooding has displaced some 20,000 people from their homes. <\/p>\n
The flooding has caused damages to properties and killed several dozens of animals, Kulsuma Burhaba Ali, deputy head of the regions disaster prevention department, told the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate. The flooding was caused as the Awash River overflows and affected 10 out of 17 counties in the region. <\/p>\n
There was no word of any deaths.<\/p>\n
The official said an additional 51,000 people are in danger, but efforts are underway including airlifts by Ethiopia's military. <\/p>\n
Photos posted on social media show residents surrounded by fast-flowing waters and attempting to save their animals. <\/p>\n
Ethiopias Afar region is mostly inhabited by nomadic herders and is home to the Danakil Depression, a popular tourist area that has been called the hottest place on Earth.<\/p>\n
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