At least 35 people have died after a landslide swept through a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital.
Addis Ababa city spokeswoman Dagmawit Moges said most of the dead are women and children, and more bodies are expected to be found in the coming hours.
Rescue workers search for those buried by a landslide that swept through a massive garbage dump, killing at least 35 people and leaving several missing at Koshe rubbish tip in Kolfe Keranio district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 12, 2017. / CPF photo
One resident said about 150 people were there when the landslide occurred on Saturday night.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but residents say dumping of garbage had resumed there in recent months.
Rescue workers search for those buried by a landslide that swept through a massive garbage dump, killing at least 35 people and leaving several missing at Koshe rubbish tip in Kolfe Keranio district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 12, 2017. /CFP photo
Hundreds of people are believed to be at the landfill every day scavenging items to make a living. Others live there in makeshift homes.
(Source: AP)
