Ethiopia landslide death count could rise to 500, says UN as search operation enters 4th day | VIDEO
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia landslide death count could rise to 500, says UN as search operation enters 4th day | VIDEO

India TV News  

The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257, and is expected to rise to 500, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday. Following heavy rain a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning. Search operation continues even on the fourth day Search operations continued in the area, said Kassahun Abayneh, head of the communications office in Gofa Zone, the administrative area where the mudslides occurred. VIDEO: Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229 The federal disaster prevention task force has been deployed to assist in search and rescue efforts, Abiy's statement said.

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At least 15 killed and 113 missing after Uganda landslides bury homes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 15 killed and 113 missing after Uganda landslides bury homes

LA Times  

Uganda Red Cross workers search for bodies after a landslide following heavy rains buried 40 homes in the mountainous district of Bulambuli, eastern Uganda, Thursday. At least 15 people have died and 113 others are still missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda, police said. The Uganda Red Cross Society said Thursday that 13 bodies had …

At least 13 killed, many more feared dead as landslides bury Uganda homes
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 13 killed, many more feared dead as landslides bury Uganda homes

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of houses in six villages of Bulambuli district in eastern Uganda submerged in landsides triggered by heavy rainfall. More than 10 people have been killed and many others are feared dead after heavy rains caused landslides in eastern Uganda. The Uganda Red Cross Society said on Thursday at least 13 bodies had been recovered after landslides “completely buried” 40 …

At least 4 dead and dozens are missing in Cameroon after landslide
4 months, 1 week ago

At least 4 dead and dozens are missing in Cameroon after landslide

Associated Press  

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — At least four people died and over 50 are missing in the west of Cameroon after three passenger buses and several road workers were caught in a landslide, authorities said Wednesday. Torrential rains weakened the soil and lead do the landslide on Tuesday, Cameroon’s Minister of Public Work Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi said after visiting the site of …

Ten people dead in northern Ethiopia landslide: State media
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ten people dead in northern Ethiopia landslide: State media

Al Jazeera  

At least eight people are seriously hurt in landslide in northern region of Amhara. Ten people have been killed in a landslide in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to state media, in the latest natural disaster to strike the country. The Amhara Media Corporation quoted local administrator Tesfaye Workneh as saying on Saturday that “10 people have died in the …

Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills at least 18 people
7 months ago

Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills at least 18 people

Al Jazeera  

A landslide at a rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has killed at least 18 people, authorities have reported as they continue to search for survivors. Police announced the death toll on Sunday, two days after torrential rain broke off a huge chunk of rubbish at Kiteezi, the city’s only landfill site. “The rescue operation is still ongoing until we …

Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Horror, grief, trauma in Ethiopia’s Gofa a week after deadly landslides

Al Jazeera  

Locals dig through mud by hand in desperate search for the missing after more than 257 people were killed in the disaster. Gofa Zone, Ethiopia – For days, retired teacher Meaza Tadelu has been holding on to hope that his missing wife may still be alive. “She left home in search of household goods in the nearby market and I …

Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257

Hindustan Times  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Search teams were still digging at the site of deadly mudslides in southern Ethiopia on Friday, as the death toll rose to 257, according to the U.N. humanitarian office. Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257 Heavy rain triggered deadly slides on Sunday and Monday in a remote part …

Ethiopia landslides death toll rises to 257, could almost double: UN
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia landslides death toll rises to 257, could almost double: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN humanitarian agency says more than 15,000 people need to be evacuated after deadly landslides hit on Monday. Deaths caused by landslides in Ethiopia have risen to 257, but the final death toll is expected to be 500, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The UN agency released the figures on Thursday after the …

Ethiopia landslides: Scramble to send aid after landslide kills over 200
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethiopia landslides: Scramble to send aid after landslide kills over 200

The Hindu  

Humanitarian agencies were scrambling on July 23 to send desperately needed aid to a remote area of southern Ethiopia where a landslide has killed more than 200 people in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation. The UN's humanitarian response agency OCHA said more than 14,000 people had been affected in the hard-to-access area, which is …

Children among 229 killed in Ethiopia mudslide
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Children among 229 killed in Ethiopia mudslide

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are still digging.” Young children and pregnant women …

Ethiopia mudslides: At least 229 killed, rescue underway
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ethiopia mudslides: At least 229 killed, rescue underway

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — 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 prime minister called a “terrible loss.” Young children and pregnant women were among the victims in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia, said Dagmawi …

Mudslides in Ethiopia kill at least 229 people; an unknown number remain missing
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mudslides in Ethiopia kill at least 229 people; an unknown number remain missing

LA Times  

A woman cries as hundreds of people gather at the site of a mudslide in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district in southern Ethiopia. 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 prime minister called a “terrible loss.” …

At least 229 people killed in Ethiopia landslides
7 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 229 people killed in Ethiopia landslides

Al Jazeera  

Residents seen using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of survivors in remote, mountainous area. The first landslide, triggered by heavy rains in a remote region of Gofa zone, occurred on Monday and was followed by a second one that buried people who had gathered to help, state officials said on Tuesday. At least 148 men and 81 …

UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide
9 months, 2 weeks ago

UN estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide

Al Jazeera  

Authorities are trying to establish evacuation centres on safer ground on either side of the massive swath of debris. The International Organization for Migration has increased its estimate of the death toll from a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea to more than 670. Serhan Aktoprak, the chief of the United Nations agency’s mission in the South Pacific island nation, …

Third Day of Search Operation: Death Toll in Landslide at Maha Village Climbs to 27; 81 Untraced
1 year, 7 months ago

Third Day of Search Operation: Death Toll in Landslide at Maha Village Climbs to 27; 81 Untraced

News 18  

The death toll in the landslide at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra’s Raigad district mounted to 27 on Saturday with the recovery of five more bodies from the debris on the third day of the search and rescue operation, an NDRF official said. Of the five bodies, four are identified while the identity and gender of the body recovered later in …

Indonesia landslide deaths climb to 21; dozens still missing
2 years ago

Indonesia landslide deaths climb to 21; dozens still missing

Firstpost  

Jakarta: Rescuers recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud from a landslide that crashed onto a hilly village on Indonesia’s remote Natuna islands, bringing the death toll to 21, officials said Thursday. The landslide, triggered by torrential downpours, plunged down surrounding hills on Monday, burying 30 houses in Genting village on a tiny remote island in the Natuna archipelago …

Indonesia landslides kill 10, rescuers search for 42 missing
2 years ago

Indonesia landslides kill 10, rescuers search for 42 missing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rescuers were searching for 42 …

Landslide kills at least 31 in eastern Uganda: Govt officials
6 years, 5 months ago

Landslide kills at least 31 in eastern Uganda: Govt officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Kampala: At least 31 people were killed when a floodwaters triggered by a landslide swept debris through a town in eastern Uganda, destroying homes and burying livestock, a government official said on Friday. “Most of the people were caught at the market, the landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks and the water swept away the …

Himachal Pradesh landslide toll rises to 46, search operations on for possible survivors
7 years, 7 months ago

Himachal Pradesh landslide toll rises to 46, search operations on for possible survivors

Firstpost  

second day of their search operation in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district where a massive mudslide Rescuers on Monday started the second day of their search operation in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district where a massive mudslide swallowed a 150m stretch of road burying homes, two buses and vehicles and leaving 46 dead. “This morning we started operation to locate the missing …

Landslide, floods kill 156 in Bangladesh, India; death toll could rise
7 years, 9 months ago

Landslide, floods kill 156 in Bangladesh, India; death toll could rise

Live Mint  

Dhaka/Guwahati: Heavy rains have triggered a series of landslides and floods in Bangladesh and northeast India, killing at least 156 people over two days, and officials warned on Wednesday the toll could rise. Landslides hit three hilly districts in Bangladesh’s south-east early on Tuesday, killing 100 people in Rangamati, 36 in Chittagong and six in Bandarban, said Reaz Ahmed, head …

Landslide at Ethiopia garbage dump kills at least 46
8 years ago

Landslide at Ethiopia garbage dump kills at least 46

The Hindu  

At least 46 people died and dozens more were hurt in a giant landslide at Ethiopia’s largest rubbish dump outside Addis Ababa, a tragedy squatters living there blamed on a biogas plant being built nearby. Saturday’s landslide flattened dozens of homes of people living in the Koshe dump when part of the largest pile of rubbish collapsed, an AFP journalist …

Rubbish dump landslide kills 35 outside Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
8 years ago

Rubbish dump landslide kills 35 outside Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The dumping had stopped in recent years, but it …

46 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide
8 years ago

46 killed, dozens missing in Ethiopia garbage dump landslide

LA Times  

Police officers secure the perimeter at the scene of a garbage landslide, as excavators aid rescue efforts, on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, killing at least 46 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those …

156 dead in Nepal landslide; search called off
10 years, 7 months ago

156 dead in Nepal landslide; search called off

India TV News  

Kathmandu: Nepal government today declared dead the 123 people missing in the country's worst landslide in over a decade, taking the death toll from the disaster to 156, as the search for the bodies buried under the debris was called off. The landslide, triggered by heavy rains, hit Sindhupalchowk district on Saturday after the Sunkoshi river, which flows across the …

Uganda landslides kill 86; 250 missing
15 years ago

Uganda landslides kill 86; 250 missing

The Hindu  

Landslides swamped three villages in Uganda, killing at least 86 people and leaving hundreds missing after the rivers of mud swept through a church and hospital, officials said Wednesday. “President Museveni has instructed the army to join the organizations and volunteers who carrying out rescue work.” Heavy rains began Monday evening, triggering landslides in the Bududa region, 275 kilometres east …

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