Ethiopia: Agencies scramble to get aid to Dire Dawa
“Humanitarian agencies are sending aid to thousands of people made homeless by flash floods in the southern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa but more help is still needed, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Thursday.
“‘Tents and blankets are among the most pressing non-food needs, as [officials] are warning of fresh flooding,’ said Vincent Lelei, OCHA’s deputy head of office in Ethiopia. ‘The displaced must be immediately resettled as the school year is starting in less than a month’s time,’
“The schools, he added, were being used as temporary shelters for 6,000 people. Initial relocation from the schools is expected to begin as early as next week and the Dire Dawa city administration has promised to give free land to those who have the financial means to construct new houses.”
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