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Monday, 13 November 2006, 12:14 GMT

In pictures: Flood help in Ethiopia

Relief items being thrown off the back of the US military aircraft on to the runway at a rainy Gode airport (Somali Region, Ethiopia)

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The United States military has been delivering food and other items to Ethiopians affected by floods in the south-east, which borders lawless Somalia.

Flooding

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Heavy rains last month caused the Shabelle River to burst its banks. At least 80 people were killed - some by crocodiles - and another 360,000 were affected.

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The US military flew from their base in Djibouti, dropping 48 tonnes of aid at Gode airport in Ethiopia's Somali region.

Relief items on the runway at a rainy Gode airport (Somali Region, Ethiopia)

Relief items on the runway at a rainy Gode airport (Somali Region, Ethiopia)

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Government flood coordinator Muktar Mohammed says they urgently need helicopters: "We need this food to reach the affected people very soon, very urgently."

Aid in Gode

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US military spokesman Jonathan Friedman said they wanted people to see "we are not just about delivering weapons and blowing things up but we are here to help these people."

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