US EditionEthiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 people
Heavy rains during the rainy season caused landslides in Gamo Zone, displacing over 3,400 people and prompting intensified search efforts, officials said.
- On Saturday, Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives Tagesse Chafo declared three days of national mourning after landslides in the Gamo Zone on Tuesday killed 80 people.
- With the long rains underway, regional governments have warned of more rain after heavy rain since late February marked Ethiopia's rainy season start.
- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reported 3,461 displaced, while search-and-recovery efforts faced heavy rain but were intensified and donations from private citizens and business organisations flowed into relief funds.
- Officials warned the death toll is likely to rise as many missing residents of the Gamo Zone remain unaccounted for after Tuesday's rains, and the government Communication Service said Thursday it is mobilizing resources with regional authorities.
- In neighbouring Kenya, officials reported at least 62 deaths in flash floods, while last month the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre said the rainy season has a 45% chance of above-average rainfall.
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In Ethiopia, at least 102 people have been killed in landslides as a result of torrential rains since the beginning of the week in the Gamo area, in the south of the country. A provisional assessment provided by the local authorities, which have continuously revised their figures upwards in recent days. The Ethiopian Parliament has decreed three days of national mourning from this Saturday, 14 March. Search and rescue operations are still under …
Ethiopia Declares National Mourning As Flood Death Toll Rises To 80
The death toll from floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia has risen to 80, with many individuals still missing and thousands displaced as search and rescue operations continue.Ethiopian media reported that the House of Peoples' Representatives has declared three days of national mourning, commencing this Saturday.Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that the organisation has deployed rapid re…
Tragedy as 80 people killed in landslide as rescuers work to recover bodies
Ethiopia has declared three days of mourning after the death toll from landslides in the country's south climbed to 80 - with several still missing as rescue crews continue to recover bodies
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The US SunAT least 80 people have died in horrific landslides in Ethiopia as the country prepares to enter a three day mourning period. Landslides...
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