Ten dead in northern Ethiopia landslide: state media

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By AFP

25 August 2024 | 10:27 americium

Ten radical person been killed successful a landslide successful bluish Ethiopia's Amhara region, according to section authorities media, the latest earthy catastrophe to onslaught the country. The Amhara Media Corporation (AMC) reported Saturday that "10 radical person died successful the disaster", quoting section head Tesfaye Workneh who said 4 bodies had been pulled from the…

Ten radical person been killed successful a landslide successful bluish Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to section authorities media, the latest earthy catastrophe to onslaught the country.

The Amhara Media Corporation (AMC) reported Saturday that “10 radical person died successful the disaster”, quoting section head Tesfaye Workneh who said 4 bodies had been pulled from the mud.

The study did not bespeak what clip the landslide occurred connected Saturday successful the North Gondar portion successful Amhara region, oregon whether determination was a hunt ongoing.

Eight different radical were earnestly wounded successful the incidental and were receiving treatment, the AMC said, citing the section official.

As galore arsenic 2,400 radical had been “displaced by the catastrophe and are presently sheltered successful section societal institutions”, it added.

Photographs shared connected the AMC’s authoritative Facebook leafage showed radical carrying what appeared to beryllium astatine slightest 1 assemblage from the epicentre of the immense mudslide.

It is the latest of a bid of landslides that person occurred successful Ethiopia arsenic a effect of dense seasonal rains.

A caller United Nations OCHA report, citing the Ethiopian Metrology Institute, warned “of precocious risks of further flooding and landslides successful astir parts of the country”.

A monolithic landslide killed 229 radical and displaced thousands much erstwhile it struck a distant assemblage successful Kencho Shacha Gozdi successful confederate Ethiopia successful July.

A week aft the tragedy, six radical were killed successful the Gishere territory successful the neighbouring Sidama determination state, section officials said.

Earlier this month, astatine slightest 11 radical perished successful a landslide successful confederate Ethiopia successful the Kawo Koisha territory of the Wolaita administrative zone.

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