VIDEO: Dozens Feared Dead after Landslide at Ethiopian Rubbish Dump

Dozens feared dead after landslide at Ethiopian rubbish dump

Euronews: Dozens feared dead after landslide at Ethiopian rubbish dump

Dozens of people are feared dead in Ethiopia following a large landslide at a vast rubbish dump near the capital, Addis Ababa.

So far, officials have confirmed at least 46 dead, but many more are still missing.

A number of makeshift homes surrounding the landfill are said to have been completely buried by waste.

It is thought that tipping at the site – a rubbish dump for the Ethiopian capital for nearly 50 years – had resumed in recent months, having previously been stopped.

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