Coverage dated July 22, 2024

More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides

Headline from KRDO

Most of the victims were buried in a mudslide on Monday morning as rescue workers searched the steep terrain for survivors of another mudslide the previous day.

The Boston Globe's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

26 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    157 People Killed In Ethiopian Landslides: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Ethiopian authorities have identified at least 157 people killed in mudslides in a remote area hit by heavy rainfall as they continue their rescue efforts.

  2. KRDO

    More than 200 dead in southern Ethiopia landslides (opens KRDO)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Nimi Princewill, Mek Tekeste and Louis Mian, CNN (CNN) — The death toll from two landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to local authorities. The communication affairs department of Gofa Zone said Tuesday that 148 males and 81 females had been kil…

  3. New York Times

    Two Landslides Kill 229 People in Ethiopia (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A waterlogged hillside above a village gave way, burying several houses in mud. Neighbors and rescue workers who had rushed to help were hit by a second slide.

  4. Courthouse News Service

    Devastating Ethiopia landslide kills 229 (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    Images posted on social media showed residents carrying bodies of the dead on makeshift stretchers, some wrapped in plastic sheeting.

  5. Washington Times

    Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search operations continue (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, many of them as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier mudslide, local authorities said Tuesday.

  6. Local News 8

    Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 146 as search operations continue (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district…

  7. Fox News

    At least 157 dead in southern Ethiopia mudslides as search operations continue (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    At least 157 people have died in mudslides in southern Ethiopia following heavy rainfall. The death toll increased to 157 on Tuesday as rescue efforts continued.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia mudslide death toll surpasses 150 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud.

  9. Wyoming Public Media

    Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search continues (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Young children and pregnant women were among the victims. At least five people have been pulled alive from the mud.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia mudslide death toll reaches 229 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia landslide death toll reaches 229 – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Scores of people have been killed after heavy rains in the remote south of Ethiopia. Authorities warned the death toll could continue to climb as bodies as well as survivors were pulled from the mud.

  12. New York Times

    Two Landslides Kill More Than 150 People in Ethiopia (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A waterlogged hillside above a village gave way, burying several houses in mud. Neighbors and rescue workers who had rushed to help were hit by a second slide.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Over 100 people killed in twin Ethiopia landslides (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Residents seen using bare hands to dig through dirt in search of survivors in remote, mountainous area.

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Death toll in Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search operations continue (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of southern Ethiopia have killed at least 157 people. Search operations are continuing.

  15. The Guardian

    At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

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

  16. France 24

    More than 200 die in southern Ethiopia landslides (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia rose to at least 229, a local official in the remote Gofa Zone said on Tuesday, as the search for survivors continued into the second day. The…

  17. Digital Journal

    Hunt for survivors after around 150 die in Ethiopia landslide (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Local residents were desperately searching for survivors on Tuesday after a landslide in a remote area of southern Ethiopia killed around 150 people, the

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