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| Ethiopia rubbish dump landslide: Search for survivors | Ethiopia rubbish dump landslide: Search for survivors |
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| Rescue workers are searching for survivors of a landslide that has killed 50 people at a vast dump in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. | Rescue workers are searching for survivors of a landslide that has killed 50 people at a vast dump in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. |
| Officials say the death toll for the Saturday night landslide at the Koshe landfill is likely to rise. A resident said 150 people were there at the time. | Officials say the death toll for the Saturday night landslide at the Koshe landfill is likely to rise. A resident said 150 people were there at the time. |
| A number of makeshift houses are now buried under tonnes of waste. | A number of makeshift houses are now buried under tonnes of waste. |
| The area has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa's rubbish for more than five decades. | The area has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa's rubbish for more than five decades. |
| Rescuers are using bulldozers and even bare hands to move tonnes of debris as the search for survivors and dead bodies continues. | Rescuers are using bulldozers and even bare hands to move tonnes of debris as the search for survivors and dead bodies continues. |
| City authorities say dozens of people are still unaccounted for and could be buried under the rubble. | City authorities say dozens of people are still unaccounted for and could be buried under the rubble. |
| Dozens of others have been treated and discharged from a local hospital. | Dozens of others have been treated and discharged from a local hospital. |
| A city spokeswoman told AP news agency that many children were among the dead. | A city spokeswoman told AP news agency that many children were among the dead. |
| Local resident Musa Suleiman Abdulah told AFP he heard "a big sound" and saw "something like a tornado... rushing to us" when the landslide occurred. | Local resident Musa Suleiman Abdulah told AFP he heard "a big sound" and saw "something like a tornado... rushing to us" when the landslide occurred. |
| Tebeju Asres said that the family's house had been swallowed by the landslide. | Tebeju Asres said that the family's house had been swallowed by the landslide. |
| "My mother and three of my sisters were there when the landslide happened. Now I don't know the fate of all of them," he told AP. | "My mother and three of my sisters were there when the landslide happened. Now I don't know the fate of all of them," he told AP. |
| Families relocated: Emmanuel Igunza, BBC Africa, Addis Ababa | Families relocated: Emmanuel Igunza, BBC Africa, Addis Ababa |
| Families that lived in makeshift houses near the area have gathered at the scene to seek information about missing relatives even as hopes fade of finding anyone alive. | Families that lived in makeshift houses near the area have gathered at the scene to seek information about missing relatives even as hopes fade of finding anyone alive. |
| Many of them are huddled in small groups talking in low tones, others crying and sobbing loudly. | Many of them are huddled in small groups talking in low tones, others crying and sobbing loudly. |
| Hundreds of people attempt to make a living here by scavenging at the landfill site, sifting through the rubbish for items they can sell. | Hundreds of people attempt to make a living here by scavenging at the landfill site, sifting through the rubbish for items they can sell. |
| Some people even resided at the rubbish dump permanently. | Some people even resided at the rubbish dump permanently. |
| Communication Minister Negeri Lencho has said all survivors will be resettled elsewhere. So far, about 200 families have been relocated. | Communication Minister Negeri Lencho has said all survivors will be resettled elsewhere. So far, about 200 families have been relocated. |
| Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has offered his condolences to grieving families assuring them of a full investigation of the incident once rescue operations are completed. | |
| The authorities have been building Africa's first waste-to-energy plant near the landfill. | The authorities have been building Africa's first waste-to-energy plant near the landfill. |
| They plan to burn rubbish generated by the capital's estimated four million people and convert it into electricity. | They plan to burn rubbish generated by the capital's estimated four million people and convert it into electricity. |