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Church in the WorldFlash floods leave thousands homelessEthiopia Abigail Frymann - 23 September 2006Ethiopian Christian relief workers are rushing supplies to some of the 357,000 people who have lost homes or livelihoods in recent flash flooding across the country. The development arm of the Evangelical Wollaita Kale Heywet Church, Terepeza, is distributing food, medical supplies and temporary shelters. More than 620 people are reported to have died and hundreds more are missing. Rivers have burst their banks and Lake Tana in the country's north-west has expanded by 50 metres. The Ethiopian-based Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Agency has called the floods the worst in recent history. "People's ability to cope is being eroded," said David Crooks of the British evangelical charity Tearfund, which supports Terepeza's relief and long-term work. "Meeting immediate needs is the priority but we are also helping people become less vulnerable to these kinds of disasters." Charities have been quick to respond but international donors have pledged only US$10 million of the US$27m appealed for by the Ethiopian Government. The Kale Heywet Church has 5.7 million members. Christians make up 65 per cent of the population, two-thirds of whom are Catholic. |
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