Currently, various natural and manmade emergency situations are repeatedly posing threats across the country. While the country is entering its major rainy season, some studies, show that flood incidents are becoming the second most emergency concern in the country following drought. The rains and the resulting increased surface water have brought a higher risk with increment of rivers in two of Ethiopia's rainy seasons.
The floods are mainly resulted from high rate of regular and non-regular rainfall that cause overflow of rivers such as Awash, Wabe Sheballe, Genale, and Omo as well as Lake Tana.
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