"Flash floods sparked by heavy rainfall have displaced nearly 9 000 people and killed a five-year old boy in central Ethiopia, an official says."

Gail is looking for more info.

I heard about this and just found this story.

"IMDIBIR, Ethiopia, 24 August 2010 ? When she was seven years old, Maeza Garedew, now 14, was blindfolded and her hands and legs tied behind her back. She was laid on a board and then taken outside to the garden."