Squatters blame biogas plant for deadly Addis Ababa landslide
City spokesperson says efforts are under way to find people still missing since the landslide at a huge rubbish dump on the outskirts of town
Addis Ababa — At least 48 people, 15 of them children, were killed in a landslide at a huge rubbish dump on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Hundreds of people live on the 50-year-old dump, the city’s only landfill site, scavenging for food and items they can sell such as recyclable metal. City spokesperson Amare Mekonen said efforts were under way to find people still missing since the landslide late on Saturday, which destroyed 49 dwellings and put 28 people in hospital. "In a bid to prevent such things happening again, people who were living in this area have now been taken to youth centres in other parts of the city," he said. Squatters living there blamed the tragedy on a biogas plant being built nearby. Musa Suleiman Abdulah, who lost his wooden shack, said he heard "a big sound". "When we came out, something like a tornado was rushing at us. We started to collect family members. People helped. My child and family left before the destruction." Streets in the n...
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