Its course overflows during the fall season, when heavy rain falls in the highland areas along the Ethiopian border.
More than 300,000 Somali refugees, fleeing civil war, have walked across the Ethiopian border in the last two months, relief officials say.
The politicians and religious leaders were on a mission to secure peace along the Ethiopian border.
The diocese also operates a primary health care center at Nanyangachor, towards the Ethiopian border in the east of the county.
It is located south of Mendefera near the Ethiopian border, over 2,000m above sea level.
Zalambessa is a town located on the Ethiopian border.
ICU forces along the Ethiopian border were also reported to be massing.
Even before reaching the Ethiopian border, it was clear the firm had serious financial problems.
It is situated on the N11 highway, near the Ethiopian border.
They were assigned to the Ethiopian border and Berbera.