Flash flood kills 7 in southern Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people died due to flash flooding in the southern part of Ethiopia, local government officials have said.

The incident happened in Halaba Kulito town in southern Ethiopia on Tuesday night as victims were returning back from the market and caught up by the flash flood, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) quoted local government officials as saying Wednesday.