The number of confirmed deaths in the floods caused by the overflow of Omo River in Dasenech and Gnangatom Woredas of South Omo zone is reported to have reached 364.
The people confirmed dead in the delude reached the stated number until 2:00 PM Tuesday after members of the national army deployed to the area to help the ongoing emergency operations and dwellers searched out 170 more bodies in Dasenech woreda, zonal public mobilization and social affairs department disclosed.
An additional 2,790 cattle and 760 silos full of grains were reported to have been lost to the floods, department head Daniel Dagne told ENA later on the day.
He said nutritious food, mosquito nets and other consignments were being transported to the disaster areas as dispatched by the Federal Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency in support of the survivors.
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