Horrible tragic landslide in Ethiopia - from the American Geophysical Union's Landslide Blog:
Koshe, Ethiopia: the worst garbage dump landslide in recent years
The death toll from the terrible garbage dump landslide at Koshe in Ethiopia on Saturday is now known to have reached 115, with fears that more bodies may remain buried. The landslide occurred on Saturday when a section of the dump collapsed onto a slum built at the toe of the slope. The majority of fatalities are reported to be women and children. The most-informative set of images can be found in this CBS News article from a few days ago, including the image below of the crown of the landslide, which suggests that the crown of the landslide has a rotational component:
More at Africa Review:
Ethiopia rubbish dump landslide death toll soars to 115
The death toll from a landslide at Ethiopia's largest rubbish dump in the capital Addis Ababa climbed to 115 on Thursday, among them many women and children.
Tragedy struck on Saturday when part of the largest hillside at the Koshe rubbish dump collapsed, burying a slum that had been built on the landfill.
And this:
Koshe is the country's largest rubbish dump, and was home to a community of perhaps hundreds of people who collect and resell rubbish trucked in from around the capital city.
And this:
Although one of Africa's top economic performers, with GDP growing by about 10 percent in 2015 and Addis Ababa filled with high-rise buildings and newly paved roads, Ethiopia is still one of the world's poorest countries.
The people of Koshe lived in squalor of a degree that is uncommon in the city of four million people.
And of course, all of the money that we have pumped into foreign aid has gone into the pockets of the kleptocrats and has done absolutely nothing for these people. The United Nations is especially egregious in this respect which is why I am very glad that President Trump is cutting funding to them. Private organizations like Team Rubicon are the best people to operate in situations like this.
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