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Ethiopia: Floods - Oct 2014

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Heavy rains starting in September 2014 caused flooding in Ethiopia's Afar, SNNP and Somali regions (OCHA, 20 Oct 2014). By 28 Oct, some 72,680 people had been affected and more than 50,000 people had been displaced, having partially or totally lost their homes and livelihoods. (OCHA, 28 Oct 2014)

By the end of 2014, 320,000 people had been displaced by flooding (OCHA, 2 Feb 2015).

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