Death toll from Ethiopia landslide rises to 82
‘The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump reached 82 on Tuesday as the country’s parliament declared three days of national mourning, a government minister said.
Communications Minister Negeri Lencho said, rescuers are still searching for survivors and victims’ bodies.
Part of the largest hill at the Koshe rubbish dump in the capital Addis Ababa gave way on Saturday, swallowing up a slum that had been built on the trash and burying families alive in their homes.
Most of the dead are women and children.’
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