2024-07-24 11:25:42
Addis Ababa: At least 157 people have died in a landslide caused by heavy rains in a remote area of the African country Ethiopia. A local official gave this information. Local administrator Dagmawy Ayele said that children and pregnant women were among those killed in the mudslide in Kencho Shacha Gojadi district of southern Ethiopia. Most of the people were buried in the landslide that occurred on Monday morning, when rescue workers were searching for victims after another landslide a day earlier.
Ayele said five people were pulled out alive from the rubble. “There are many children who have lost their entire families, including their mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters, and are clinging to the bodies,” he said. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue. Landslides are common in Ethiopia during the rainy season, which begins in July. This rainy season is expected to continue until mid-September.
It is being told that there are many bodies buried in the soil and they could not be removed. Rescue workers say that these bodies are being searched. In the pictures coming from the spot, it can be seen that people are digging the red soil with their hands. They do not have a machine to remove the soil. Gofa is 320 km away from the capital Addis Ababa. According to the police, after one landslide, another landslide also came. At that time people were thinking of taking shelter and were giving food to each other.