Search for survivors continues in Ethiopia after devastating mudslides sparked by heavy rains
A search operation for survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 229 people in southern Ethiopia continued on Tuesday. The death toll, which rose sharply from the initial one of 55, included many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said. Heavy rain triggered the disaster in Ethiopia's remote Kencho Shacha Gozdi district. View comments
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July 24, 2024 08:42 UTC
More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides - Boston News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — The death toll from two landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to local authorities. The communication affairs department of Gofa Zone said Tuesday that 148 males and 81 females had been killed. Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, according to geological surveys. At least 43 people died from floods and landslides last year, OCHA said in November. Southern Ethiopia has previously suffered devastating landslides that killed and displaced dozens of people.
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July 24, 2024 08:13 UTC
TV BRICS And Ethiopian News Agency Forge Strategic Partnership for Content Distribution
TV BRICS is building stronger information partnerships with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, a new BRICS member. The agreement was signed by TV BRICS CEO Janna Tolstikova and ENA CEO Seife Deribe Endale in the presence of diplomats from both countries. They foresee this partnership as a catalyst for fostering people-to-people relations among BRICS countries. Russian Ambassador to Ethiopia, Evgeniy Terekhin, also expressed confidence that ENA and TV BRICS would work in the interests of all BRICS member states. With its active involvement in promoting African culture and youth development, TV BRICS is enthusiastic about collaboration with African countries.
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July 24, 2024 08:02 UTC
Türkiye extends condolences to Ethiopia over deadly landslides
Türkiye extends condolences to Ethiopia over deadly landslidesANKARATürkiye extended condolences to Ethiopia on Tuesday after heavy rain-induced landslides left more than 200 victims dead. "We extend our condolences and sympathies to the people of Ethiopia." A landslide hit the southern Gofa district Monday that killed many victims, according to a regional government official. It quoted local administrator Dagemawi Ayele as saying that most of the victims were buried after they went to help local residents hit by a first landslide following heavy rains. Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa with around 120 million people, is highly vulnerable to climate disasters including flooding and drought.
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July 24, 2024 07:06 UTC
Death toll from landslides in Ethiopia jumps to 229
villagers stand at the bottom of a landslide that occurred in Ethiopia’s Geze-Gofa district, on Monday.—AFPADDIS ABABA: The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continued into a second day, a government official said on Tuesday. Following heavy rain a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning. We are still recovering bodies,” Markos Melese, head of the national disaster response agency in Gofa zone, said. “We are still digging.” On Monday an official said at least 50 people had died and children and police officers were among the dead. “The death toll surged after the people who came to rescue also got trapped,” said Gofa district administrator Misikir Mitiku.
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July 24, 2024 07:06 UTC
Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslides Rises To 157
The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has surged to 157, with the number expected to rise further, a government official reported on Tuesday. A landslide buried people in the Gofa zone of the Southern Ethiopia regional state, followed by a second landslide that engulfed others who had come to help on Monday morning, officials stated. The area presents significant challenges,” Markos Melese, head of the National Disaster Response agency in Gofa Zone, told Reuters over the phone. “We have recovered 157 bodies from two villages so far. We anticipate the number will increase.”On Monday, an official reported that at least 50 people had died, including children and police officers.
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July 24, 2024 00:54 UTC
Death toll in Ethiopian mudslides rises to 229
At least 229 people have died in mudslides in southern Ethiopia's Gofa Zone, authorities said Tuesday. "The death toll surged after the people who came to rescue also got trapped," said Gofa district administrator Misikir Mitiku. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is Ethiopian, said his agency also has dispatched a team to the site. "They had no clue that the land they were standing on was about to swallow them," he told the Times. "There are children who are hugging corpses, having lost their entire family, including mother, father, brother and sister," Markos Melese, director of the disaster response agency in Gofa Zone, told The Associated Press.
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July 24, 2024 00:49 UTC
Death Toll In Ethiopia Landslide Rises To 55
Addis Ababa: The death toll from a landslide in Ethiopia has risen to 55, local media reported on Tuesday. The deadly landslide occurred on Monday morning at around 10.00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) in southern Ethiopia’s Geze Gofa district, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. Misikir Mitiku, the chief administrator of the district, said that more than 55 bodies, including women and children, have been found in the district, adding that the death toll could yet increase as rescue continues, Xinhua news agency reported. Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September. Constant rains occasionally cause landslides in some parts of the East African country.
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July 23, 2024 22:05 UTC
Death toll rises to 229 following Ethiopia landslides
The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continues into a second day, a government official says. Following heavy rain, a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning. We are still recovering bodies," Markos Melese, head of the National Disaster Response agency in Gofa Zone, told Reuters by phone. On Monday an official said at least 50 people had died and children and police officers were among the dead. "The death toll surged after the people who came to rescue also got trapped," Gofa district administrator Misikir Mitiku said.
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July 23, 2024 20:46 UTC
At least 229 now dead in Ethiopia landslides, after rescuers engulfed
Two consecutive landslides in the Gofa zone of Ethiopia have killed at least 229, with bodies still being recovered. The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continued into a second day, a government official said on Tuesday. Following heavy rain a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning. We are still recovering bodies," Markos Melese, head of the National Disaster Response agency in Gofa Zone, told Reuters by phone. Gofa zone is roughly 450 kilometres from the capital Addis Ababa, a drive of about 10 hours, and located north of the Maze National Park.
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July 23, 2024 20:12 UTC
At least 229 dead after landslides in Ethiopia - as people killed while trying to save those buried under mud
At least 229 people have been killed after two landslides in as many days in Ethiopia, with young children and pregnant women reported to be among the dead, a government official has said. Some were killed as they tried to rescue people, local authorities said, in what the prime minister called a "terrible loss." The first landslide followed heavy rain on Sunday, before a second buried others who had gathered to help on Monday - when the number of dead stood at 50 people. We are still recovering bodies," said Markos Melese, director of the disaster response agency in Gofa Zone. Image: Pic: Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department /APDagmawi Ayele, a local administrator, said at least five people have been pulled out alive and pregnant women were killed with young children.
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July 23, 2024 19:18 UTC
Two Landslides Kill 229 People in Ethiopia
The first landslide struck the village in the Geze district between 8:30 and 9 a.m. on Monday, said Habtamu Fetena, who heads the local government’s emergency response. Nearly 300 people from two neighboring villages ran to the area to help and began digging through the mud by hand, he said Tuesday. Then about an hour later, without warning, more mud slid down the hillside above the village, and killed many of those trying to help. “They had no clue that the land they were standing on was about to swallow them,” Mr. Fetena said. The village hit by the landslides lies in a region that is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including long droughts followed by strong storms and more frequent and intense rainfalls, experts said.
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July 23, 2024 18:59 UTC
Ethiopia landslides death toll rises to 229: officials
The head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is Ethiopian, said he was thinking of all the families affected and that a WHO team had been sent to support immediate health needs.
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July 23, 2024 18:18 UTC
Ethiopia: More than 200 dead in landslides
CNN —The death toll from two landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to local authorities. The communication affairs department of Gofa Zone said Tuesday that 148 males and 81 females had been killed. Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, according to geological surveys. Southern Ethiopia has previously suffered devastating landslides that killed and displaced dozens of people. In May 2018, 45 people were killed in twin landslides that happened within hours of each other in the West Arsi, Sidama, and Gamo Gofa zones.
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July 23, 2024 18:16 UTC
229 people killed, several missing as devastating landslides hit Ethiopia
An Ethiopian refugee living in Kenya who is from a district near the disaster site described the area as rural, remote, and very mountainous, with weak soil that runs down to the ground below during heavy rains and landslides. He noted that similar disasters have occurred in the past, with more than 20 people killed last year and people dying almost every rainy season due to landslides and heavy rains in the area.The South Ethiopia state had already been affected by seasonal rains between April and early May, causing flooding and mass displacement, according to the UN's humanitarian response agency OCHA. In May, floods affected more than 19,000 people in several zones, displacing over 1,000 and causing damage to livelihoods and infrastructure.Previous landslides in Ethiopia include a 2016 incident in Wolaita, South Ethiopia, where 41 people were killed following heavy rains, and a 2017 disaster in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, where 113 people died when a mountain of garbage collapsed in a dump. The deadliest landslide in Africa occurred in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, in August 2017, claiming 1,141 lives. In February 2010, mudslides in the Mount Elgon region of eastern Uganda killed more than 350 people.
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July 23, 2024 17:45 UTC