Addis Ababa, Ethiopa - Sixty people were killed Thursday when their bus was swept away in floods caused by torrential rains, the ENA national news agency reported. Citing police, ENA said the bus, travelling from the capital to Harar in the east, was caught in floodwaters near Wollenchiti, 125km south of Addis Ababa. The bodies of 60, including three children and 21 women, were found after an eight-hour search by helicopters and troops. Six injured people were taken to Haile-Mariam hospital in the town of Nazereth, police said. Every year, heavy rains in Ethiopia damage agriculture, homes, and roads and prompt the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2017 09:11 UTC