Garbage Landslide Archives

As Trash Avalanche Toll Rises in Ethiopia, Survivors Ask Why

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017TesfaNews23 Comments

“No one considered us worthy before a trash landslide in Ethiopia killed at least 113 people” BY HADRA AHMED and JACEY FORTIN At the moment when she lost her home and family, Hanna Tsegaye was spending her Saturday night with a neighborhood friend. Around 8 p.m. on March 11, Ms. Hanna, 16, heard a strange […]

Addis Ababa Garbage Landslide Kills Over 48

March 12, 2017March 13, 2017TesfaNews49 Comments

Dozens still missing after mountain of garbage dump at decades-old landfill site near the capital buries squatters’ makeshift homes. BY AL JAZEERA At least 48 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide struck at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital. The landslide late on Saturday levelled more than […]