[FAO_logo_Blue_2lines_en.jpg] Dear All, We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update: · Ethiopia - Severe floods in 2017 affect large numbers of people and cause agricultural damage · Ethiopie – De graves inondations en 2017 affectent un grand nombre de personnes et causent des dommages agricoles · Etiopía - Graves inundaciones en 2017 afectan a un gran número de personas y causan daños al sector agrícola · Эфиопия - Сильные наводнения 2017 года коснулись огромного количества людей и нанесли значительный ущерб сельскому хозяйству · 埃塞俄比亚– 2017年严重洪水影响大量人员,造成农业损失。 GIEWS Update – Ethiopia 28 September 2017 KEY MESSAGES § Severe floods in 2017 have affected some 7 million people, causing deaths and injuries, loss of livestock and food supplies, and damage to housing and infrastructure § The floods caused severe damage to the agriculture sector, including losses of the main food staple rice crops, with most of the damage concentrated in northern districts § Prices of rice, country’s main staple, reached record levels in September, with seasonal tightness exacerbated by flood-induced crop losses in 2017. Overall, rice prices remained 30 percent higher on an annual basis. § The impact of the floods and elevated rice prices have severely compromised the livelihoods of the affected households [cid:image002.jpg@01D33855.1C687620]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-I7831e.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D33855.1C687620] Go to full report<http://www.fao.org/3/a-I7831e.pdf> [cid:image003.gif@01D33855.1C687620]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-C0344e.pdf> Go to other GIEWS Updates<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/giews-updates/en/> Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)<http://www.fao.org/giews/en/> Trade and Markets Division (EST) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsWorld-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsWorld-L,SIGNOFF);