Ethiopia, Dire Dawa, August 2006

Following devastating floods in eastern Ethiopia, WFP is undertaking a rapid assessment and registration of survivors to determine the immediate food needs of an estimated 10,000 people left homeless by flash floods.

Thousands of people are camped out in temporary shelters such as tents and schools, as rescue workers use bulldozers and digging equipment to clear mud and sand dumped in Dire Dawa town and the surrounding areas after the Dechatu River burst its banks on Saturday night.

Once the assessment and registration is complete, survivors will swiftly receive a food ration consisting of cereals, vegetable oil, vitamin and mineral enriched blended food and salt to last for one month.

WFP food is already on the ground in Dire Dawa for distribution.

Photo:WFP/Melese Awoke

Copyright: WFP/Melese Awoke