An overturned truck, Monday, Aug. 7, 2006, tossed by massive flooding in the far eastern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa., A flash flood swept through the city early Sunday morning and is blamed for more than 200 deaths, with the toll expected to climb as recovery continues. Officials also report more than 300 unaccounted for, or missing persons.(AP Photo/ Les Neuhaus ).
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, second from right, and other politicians and disaster-relief officials surveying one of the worst-affected sites in Dire Dawa - about 500 km east of the capital, Addis Ababa - after a flood struck early Sunday morning. The flood killed more than 200 people, with the death toll still rising. Officials report that more than 300 people are missing or unaccounted for in the disaster.
(AP Photo/Les Neuhaus)
"It is a sad day to all of us," Meles said in the town of some 400,000, about 500 kilometers (300 miles) east of Addis Ababa. "We have lost our brothers and sisters."
He added: "The Ethiopian government will do everything in its power to bring normal life back to the people of Dire Dawa and to give all needed support to those affected by the disaster."
But his consoling words appeared to have little impact on survivors who wandered the devastated streets, weeping and moaning, many unable to comprehend how the now-receded raging waters caused so much damage. ...
"I lost my husband and my child, my life is now nothing," said 32-year-old Bezunesh Abegaz. "I don't see any hope or future for me."
"I saw them die in a terrible way, but at least I can draw comfort from having recovered and buried them," she told AFP. "Now, I'm sorry for my neighbours who have not yet found the bodies of their loved ones." ....
AP
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