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Death toll from Ethiopia landslides jumps to 229, official says
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides jumps to 229, official says
Using shovels or their bare hands, local residents on Tuesday searched desperately for survivors after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed at least 229 people, the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa nation.
The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229, a local official said on Tuesday, as the search for survivors and casualties continued into the second day.
