The death toll from a devastating landslide in southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday, warning it could increase to up to 500. The disaster occurred on Monday following heavy rains in a tiny community in a mountainous area of South Ethiopia regional state. The last toll, given by the local authority on Tuesday, was 229. “The death toll has risen to 257,” as of July 24, the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA said in statement on Thursday, citing local authorities. “The death toll is expected to rise to up to 500 people,” it said. READ ALSO: Ethiopia’s
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