Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people. Local authorities say many victims were killed while trying to rescue survivors of an earlier mudslide in southern Ethiopia. The country's prime minister calls it a “terrible loss.” It is not immediately clear how many people are still unaccounted for.
At least 146, including children, killed in mudslides in a remote area of southern Ethiopia , officials say
At least 146 people were killed in the mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia which had been hit by heavy rainfall. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the disaster in the Kencho Shach Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia. The mudslide on Monday follows another similar event the previous day.
Ethiopia’s ruling party in a statement said it felt sorrow over the disaster. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Facebook that he was “deeply saddened by this terrible loss.” The federal disaster prevention task force has been deployed to assist in search and rescue efforts, Abiy’s statement said.
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