 At least 67 people have been killed by floods in Ethiopia's eastern Ogaden region, the government says. Almost 300,000 have been affected after the Shabelle river burst its banks, an aid worker told the BBC. There are also unconfirmed reports that crocodiles have killed two people in the floods. Accurate information is hard to get from the remote area. The area was also hit by devastating floods earlier this year, which killed hundreds and left thousands homeless. The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Ethiopia says some people had only just returned home when they were forced to flee again following torrential rain. "Sixty-seven people have died since the worst flooding hit Friday, and the crocodiles in the area are eating some of the bodies," Muktar Mohammed, flood coordinator for the government-run Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau, told the AP news agency. ...
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