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The soil in the region is known to be unstable, and landslides and heavy rains lead to deadly incidents every year. [3] In 2016, heavy rains in Wolaita, also in South Ethiopia, led to landslides which killed 41 people. [4] In May 2024, 50 people were killed in a landslide in the same area as the July event. [5]
From 21–22 July 2024, heavy rainfall throughout Ethiopia caused two landslides that buried two villages in the locality of Kencho-Shacha in Geze Gofa, causing 257 deaths and several hundred more to reported missing. [2]
July 25, 2024 at 9:35 AM. ... The landslides hit thousands of people in Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday and are the deadliest ever reported in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country.
Geze Gofa is a woreda in the ... Following heavy rains in the locality of Kencho-Shacha there were landslides on 21 and 22 July 2024 ... This page was last edited on ...
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21–22 July – 2024 Gofa landslides: At least 257 people are killed in two landslides caused by heavy rains that strike two villages in Gofa Zuria, South Ethiopia Regional State. [12] [13] 22 July – Fano's Shewan Chief commander Colonel Asegid Mekonnen surrenders to the Ethiopian security forces. [14] [15]
2024 Gofa landslides. At least 229 people are killed after landslides bury two villages in Gofa Zuria, Ethiopia. Eight people are killed and five others are missing after their fishing vessel encountered severe weather near the Falkland Islands. (Daily Tribune)
Caltrans reported multiple slides across the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and it does not have a timeline for when they will be cleared.