Addis Ababa, July 23, 2024 (FBC) – Death toll from landslides occurred in Gofa Zone of Southern Ethiopia yesterday has reached 146, an official in Goja Zone, Southern Ethiopia Region announced.
Assistant Government Whip and Political and Public Relations Division Head at Gofa Zone Administration, Habtamu Fetena, in a press briefing, stated that the death toll from the mudslides has reached 146.
Habtamu indicated that, with the help of the ongoing search operations, 146 bodies have been recovered so far.
“We are still searching for the missing,” Habtamu said, adding that the death toll could yet increase.