At Least 48 Dead in Floods in Southern Ethiopia's Gamo Region, Police Confirm

Kathmandu. Police on Wednesday confirmed that at least 48 people have died in floods caused by heavy rainfall in the Gamo region of southern Ethiopia.

The Southern Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission stated in a press release, "The death toll from the natural disaster in three districts of the Gamo zone has reached 48 so far."

According to the police, at least 95 people are missing in the floods, and search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Heavy flooding has occurred in East Africa over the past few days. Dozens have died in neighboring Kenya due to torrential rains that fell on Friday in the capital Nairobi and other areas.

Many studies show that East Africa has been experiencing an increasing frequency of extreme rainfall and prolonged droughts over the past 20 years.

Scientists have long warned that human-induced climate change is increasing the probability, duration, and severity of extreme weather events such as torrential rainfall.