More bodies have been pulled from a vast rubbish dump in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa where nearly 50 people were killed in a landslide over the weekend.
A massive rescue operation is on going at a rubbish dump with authorities fearing the death toll could rise even further. Dozens of people are still unaccounted for following the disaster.
Rescuers are using bulldozers and their bare hands to move tonnes of debris as the search for survivors and dead bodies continues.
At the site, I saw dozens of families that lived in makeshift houses near the area, seeking information about missing relatives, as hopes fade of finding anyone alive.
Many of them were huddled in small groups talking in low tones, others were crying and sobbing loudly.
The country’s communication minister Dr Negeri Lencho has said all survivors will be resettled elsewhere. So far, about 200 families have been relocated.
Dozens of people who were injured during the Saturday night accident, have been treated and discharged from hospital.
It is still not yet clear what caused the landslide but the Ethiopian Prime Minister has offered his condolences to the families assuring them of a full investigation of the matter once rescue operations are completed.
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