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African flood rescue gathers pace

21 novembre 2006, 00:00

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International aid agencies have launched a massive relief operation to help 1.8 million people affected by heavy flooding in the Horn of Africa. Large areas of central and southern Somalia have been flooded after several weeks of heavy rains. Neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia are also affected.

Crocodiles in Somalia killed at least nine people after floodwaters swept them into villages, reports say. At least 80 people in the region have died in the last three weeks. The UN has said the floods could be the worst in the region for 50 years.

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