United Nations, July 27 Humanitarians said that the United Nations and its partners are continuing to support the Ethiopian government in responding to the devastating landslides in the south of the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the aid supplies include shelter, nutrition, and water sanitation and hygiene assistance, Xinhua news agency reported. OCHA said it is leading a team of UN agencies on the ground to assess the impact of the landslides, including the scale of displacement. Deadly landslides hit a remote village in southern Ethiopia on Sunday and Monday, leaving at least 257 dead. Ethiopia has declared a three-day national mourning for the dead, starting from Saturday.

Source: Ethiopian News July 27, 2024 06:04 UTC