Famine in East Africa
East Africa is currently hit by the worst famine in more than 60 years, affecting about 3.7 Million people in Somalia alone. Due to the instable political situation in the country, the distribution of relief goods is immensely hampered. As a result thousands of people are fleeing from famine and violence to neighbouring countries, such as the Dolo Ado region of Ethiopia, which shelters already about 120,000 people in developing refugee camps.
To support the aid work of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) the ZKI produced maps of the Dolo Ado region showing the refugee camps along the Genale river between Dolo Ado and Bokol Mayo in Ethiopia.
ZKI provides maps of the Dolo Ado region in the framework of GMES Emergency Response project SAFER with funding from the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme.
Click here to get an overview of recent map products (KMZ-file for Google Earth - 20 MB).
Click here to get an overview of recent map products as map extents (KMZ-file for Google Earth - 5 MB).