The death toll from the devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to 257, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA, which cited local authorities on Wednesday.

Many of those killed by a mudslide in Ethiopia died as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier slide, authorities said.

Ethiopia landslides death toll rises to 257, could almost double: UN UN humanitarian agency says more than 15,000 people need to be evacuated after deadly landslides hit on Monday.

Heavy rainfall over southern Ethiopia has triggered a series of deadly landslides. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports local authorities have accounted ...

The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall that occurred on the night of 21 July 2024. As of 24 July 2024, over 200 deaths, unidentified number of displaced persons and 14,000 affected persons ...

The deadly landslide occurred as Ethiopia is in the midst of a rainy season, which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September.

3-day national mourning period to begin Saturday following catastrophic landslide in southern Gofa zone that killed nearly 260 people earlier this week - Anadolu Ajansı ...

ADDIS ABABA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Monday's landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 146, local government officials said on Tuesday.

Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the country ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Addis Ababa, July 24 (IANS) The death toll from the landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 229, the local government said. The deadly landslide occurred on Monday morning at ...