The death toll from flooding in the Gamo area of southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 64, with scores more missing, police said on Thursday."The number of people missing due to the recent flood in Gamo zone has reached 128, and according to the latest information, 64 bodies have been found," said the South Ethiopia Regional State Police Commission in a statement on Facebook.
There has been flooding caused by torrential rains across east Africa in recent days.
Dozens were killed in neighbouring Kenya after heavy rains hit the capital Nairobi and other areas on Friday.
Multiple studies have tracked the increasing frequency of extreme wet and dry periods in east Africa in the last 20 years.
Scientists have long warned that human-driven climate change is increasing the likelihood, length and severity of severe weather events such as torrential downpours.
