WORLD: DEATH TOLL FROM ETHIOPIA LANDSLIDE INCREASES TO 146
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At least 146 people have died as a result of a landslide in southern Ethiopia, according to a local official who issued a warning on Tuesday that the figure may grow.
The avalanche happened in a mountainous section of South Ethiopia’s regional state on Monday at around 10:00 am (0700 GMT) as a result of intense rains. There had been 55 tolls given.
“The number of dead from the sudden landslide that happened in Geze-Gofa district of Gofa zone has passed 146,” a statement from the Gofa zone Communications Affairs Department said, quoting local official Habtamu Fetena.
According to Habtamu, the bodies of 96 men and 50 women had been located. He also stated that the search was “continuing vigorously” and issued a warning that there might be more deaths.
Pictures of hundreds of people close to a catastrophic scene of red earth that had collapsed were posted on Facebook on Monday by the state-affiliated media company Fana Broadcasting Corporate.
The images showed individuals searching for survivors in the soil with just their bare hands.
Gofa zone is roughly 450 kilometres (270 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, a drive of about 10 hours, and located north of the Maze National Park.
The South Ethiopia regional state has been battered by the short seasonal rains between April and early May that have caused flooding and mass displacement, according to the UN’s humanitarian response agency OCHA.
AFP
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