At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides

At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides

Officials say death toll could rise further as people use shovels and bare hands to search for survivors

At least 229 people have died in mudslides after heavy rain in south-western Ethiopia, in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa country.

Officials in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district on Tuesday warned that the death toll could rise further as local people used shovels and their bare hands to search for survivors.

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