The death toll according to SKB JOURNAL from the three successive landslide incidents in the South Ethiopia region has risen to 257 as of Wednesday (Jul. 24), according to local authorities.
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On the previous day, 157 people were confirmed dead.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the government is finalizing an evacuation plan.
More than 15,000 affected people need to be evacuated. Amongst them are at least 1,320 children under 5 and 5,293 pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The Ethiopian Red Cross arrived in the area on July 23rd, with four trucks of life-saving supplies.
The Regional Health Bureau has deployed two cars and medical supplies to the scene.
Agencies are allocating financial and in-kind resources for the emergency response.
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Search and rescue operations are ongoing with the support from the Ethiopian Red Cross Society
It is feared that the death toll could rise to up to 500 people OCHA said citing local authories.
The landslides occurred following heavy rains on July 21st and 22nd
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