Ethiopia Landslides: Death Toll Rises As UN Supports ResponseA UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week and is supporting the response. Gezei Gofa Woreda, in southern Ethiopia, suffered three successive landslides following heavy rains on 21 and 22 July. More than 15,500 people are said to be affected, including at least 1,320 children under five and 5,293 pregnant and nursing mothers. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will further dispatch on Friday additional food supplies, including cereals, pulses and vegetable oil, to cover the needs of 14,500 people for two months. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched health supplies, including trauma and emergency health kits and medical supplies for cholera, measles and severe malnutrition.
