- Heavy rainfall since early May has caused severe flooding, affecting 9 villages of the Gujis, in southern Oromia; flooding has also been reported in some areas of Sidama, Central Ethiopia and South Ethiopia.
- In West Guji alone, 120,481 people have been affected, with 102,128 people displaced and five deaths. Above 3,000 houses have been totally or partially destroyed and 13,779 ha of farming land has been damaged, worsening the already dire food security situation in the area. In South Ethiopia, 4,000 individuals were affected and three deaths reported. In Central Ethiopia, 4,065 were displaced, with six deaths reported, 100 houses destroyed and 774 ha of crop land damaged.
- Current rapid response capacities in the country are very limited due to other conflict and climate-related shocks. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society reports that their contingency stocks are fully depleted.
- Further flooding is expected, as the National Flood Contingency Plan for the 2024 Belg/Gu season (March-May) has anticipated above-normal rainfall affecting most of the southern parts of the country.
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