A landslide hits Wolaita area in Southern Ethiopia, according to local media more than 13 farmers died while 300 rescued by Search and rescue teamthis comes 2 weeks after the deadly landslide hitted Gofa district of Debub, Southern Ethiopia and the government mourned for victims after the visit of the PM to the region.
“According to the numbers we have, there are children among those who died, it is a very big disaster, for now we have made preparations for a possible landslide and we are trying to take precautions, we have saved more than 300 people” said an official in the region According to the Wolaita zone administration fatalities may rise over 15, Search and rescue operations continue, says official in Kindo Didaye area of Wolaita zone, Southern Ethiopia.
Less damaged and fewer deaths than the previous landslide, the landslide in South Ethiopia killed at least 200 people and caused many casualties, there was a terrible situation here too, the effect was great but it caused less damage than the previous one.
Landslides occur in Ethiopia during the rainy season, this situation is very common in the South and such situations are repeated many times. Says local farmers Two weeks ago, a landslide hit the region in Gofa, which is close to Wolaita, causing great losses, according to the report of the UN Human Rights Office, 229 people lost their lives and this number can increase at any time, it was learned that Wolaita and generally in southern Ethiopia, there are many mountainous areas and the houses and districts there are not prepared for such situations, therefore, such disasters that occur cause great losses to the people, such disasters are very common in Kenya and Uganda but they did not cause great losses in Ethiopia, according to the report in 2016, a landslide occurred in this region in that year, killing 41 people and displacing thousands of people.