The official death toll from Ethiopian landslides has increased to 229. According to local authorities, there have been 229 deaths in Ethiopia as a result of mudslides, and there’s a chance that figure may continue to climb.
Monday’s intense rains in the isolated southern region of the country, Gofa Zone, were the cause of the landslide.
After a group of people got drenched in mud while attempting to save others, several persons are still missing.
“I’m not sure when it will end. The head of the National Disaster Response agency in Gofa, Markos Melese, stated, “We are still recovering bodies.” “We are still digging.”
Images of the situation showed people picking through the muck with their bare hands and no signs of emergency personnel.
The prime minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, expressed his profound sadness over the deaths. Federal officials had been dispatched, he continued.
What details about the victims do we know?
Among the victims, according to the Gofa Zone Communications Affairs Department, were 81 women and 148 males.
The search for bodies was “continuing vigorously,” it said.
“The number of fatalities increased as rescuers became entangled themselves,” district administrator Misikir Mitiku stated. “It is a very sad incident.” The official death toll from Ethiopian landslides has increased to 229
Another local official, Dagmawi Ayele, stated, “There are children who are hugging corpses, having lost their entire family, including mother, father, brother, and sister, due to the accident.” At least five people retrieved alive out of the muck, he added. ZC/RM (AP, AFP) Also read on Are we ready for rain ?
