Ethiopia landslides: Death toll could rise to 500 as recovery efforts continue, UN says

The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night, and a second one on Monday engulfed those engaged in rescue efforts. "'My elder brother and elder sister are dead, my sister's husband and sister's children are all dead, all my relatives are gone. I have buried 13 family members," one resident said. On Tuesday, Ethiopia's National Disaster Risk Management Commission had put the death toll at 229. Dagmawi Ayele, an administrator for the Gofa Zone, said rescuers had so far recovered 226 bodies, which had been buried after a funeral ceremony, and were searching for 20 more. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #Ethiopia #landslide