50,000 Ethiopians displaced by floodsDramatic floods in the eastern Somali region Somali (Somali: Gobolka Soomaali); is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. of Ethiopia Ethiopia (ēthēō`pēə), officially Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, republic (2005 est. pop. 73,053,000), 471,776 sq mi (1,221,900 sq km), NE Africa. have killed at least three people and displaced displaced see displacement. more than 50,000 since the start of the month, aid sources said Wednesday. "At least 52,000 people have abandoned their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region after the Wade Shabelle and Genale rivers burst their banks following heavy rains," the United Nations' humanitarian news agency IRIN IRIN Integrated Regional Information Networks (humanitarian news agency covering sub-Saharan Africa) IRIN Investor Relations Information Network IRIN Insurance Regulatory Information Network reported. The agency said heavy rains fell on the region for six days from November 2. The report said that "36,888 people were displaced and three killed in the worst-affected woreda (a small district), Kelafo, in Gode." Government officials said assessment teams had been sent to the affected areas. "The flooding is there, we have sent an assessment team to this area. Such things are said, but we need to confirm. We are waiting for the report and confirmation," agriculture ministry spokesman Taregne Tsigie told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . Ethiopia, home to 80 million people, is chronically hit by floods and droughts and is currently experiencing what UN and other relief organisations have described as a critical humanitarian situation. Meanwhile, thousands of people in northern Uganda have been displaced from their homes because of floods caused by heavy rains. The precise number of people displaced by flooding is difficult to estimate because a large territory is affected, but the situation is undoubtedly urgent, Minister for Disaster Preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them Tarsis Kabwegyere told AFP. "We need information so we can get assistance to them quickly," he said. Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper on Tuesday put the number of displaced at 15,000, based on reports from local leaders around Uganda's northern ring. 
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