Death toll from Ethiopia landslides could rise to 500, UN says

YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257, and is expected to rise to 500, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

Following heavy rain, a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on the night of July 21, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on the morning of July 22.