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At least 48 people were killed according to Reuters and 28 others injured after a landslide at a major rubbish dump on the outskirts of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

Officials said on Sunday that the collapse occurred Saturday night pulling down about thirty houses belonging to people living on the landfill in Koshe.

 

Grieving residents gathered near the site waiting for news about their loved ones. Photo Credit: AFP

Spokesperson for the Addis Ababa municipality, Dagmawit Moges, told AFP that the landslide hit a “relatively large” area while estimating at least 40 deaths.

“Now we have 30 people dead. We expect the number of victims to increase,” he earlier added saying most of the victims are squatters who search for valuable items in the rubbish.

The Koshe landfill has existed for more than 40 years and is one of the major dump sites on the outskirts of the capital which is home to a growing 4 million people.

 

Source: AFP

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