At Least 35 Dead in Ethiopian Garbage Dump
At
least 30 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide
struck at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital.
Head of the city's communications bureau Dagmawit Moges said
the landslide which occurred late yesterday levelled more than 30 makeshift
homes of squatters living inside the Koshe landfill on the outskirts of Addis
Ababa.
He said most of the dead were women and
children, and more bodies were expected to be found in the coming hours.
It was not immediately clear what caused the disaster
but resumption of garbage dumping at the site in recent months likely
caused the landslide.
The landfill has been a dumping ground for the
capital's garbage for more than 50 years.
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