Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search continues

July 23, 2024
Hundreds of people gather at the site of a mudslide in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district, Gofa Zone, southern Ethiopia, on Monday. At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities.

Young children and pregnant women were among the victims. At least five people have been pulled alive from the mud.

(Image credit: Isayas Churga/Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department)



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