The two-line 34-kilometre light rail system in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa has been touted as a sign of the dividends the country's rapid economic growth is paying to its people At least 35 people have been killed in a landslide at rubbish site on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, officials have said. The landslide late Saturday levelled more than 30 homes and left 28 people injured, many of whom were squatters scavenging from the Koshe landfill, said Dagmawit Moges, head of the Addis Ababa city communications bureau. Around 150 people are believed to have been at the site - where makeshift homes - were also located - when the landslide occurred, a resident said. Hundreds of people attempt to make a living by scavenging at the landfill site, sifting through the rubbish for items they can sell, the BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza in Addis Ababa reports. Most of the victims were women and children, and more bodies were expected to be found, an Addis Ababa city spokeswoman said.
A landslide at a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, kills at least 48 people.