Ethiopia: Several killed in Addis Ababa flash floods
Al Jazeera
Addis Ababa mayor urges residents to take precautions as more heavy rains are expected in coming days.
Flash flooding kills at least seven people in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after torrential rains, officials say. Images from the city on Wednesday showed firefighters wading through brown water to inspect flooded houses and in one instance walking through sludge with a stretcher to remove a body. Houses and cars were submerged by the waters after the downpour which pelted several neighbourhoods of Addis Ababa on Tuesday, causing chaos.
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