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/ 10 May 2005

Floods in Ethiopia: ‘I have lost everything’

Ethiopian farmer Abdi Omar Elmi was sleeping when floodwaters swept his six-year-old son to his death. Seconds later, he said, crocodiles seized his two nephews and dragged them off as the surging torrent washed away their traditional stick hut. "I have lost everything," said the 40-year-old farmer from the safety of nearby Kelafo town.