The death toll from the devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to 257, according to the UN’s humanitarian agency OCHA, which cited local authorities on Wednesday.

The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said Thursday and the number could soar up to 500. Rescuers pressed on with the grim ...

The United Nations humanitarian relief agency OCHA said Thursday the death toll from southern Ethiopian landslides rose to 257 as of Wednesday. Deaths are expected to reach up to 500 people.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of ...

The death toll from two landslides in southern Ethiopia has jumped to 229 and could rise further as the search for survivors and casualties continued into a second day, a government official said ...

Isayas Churga/Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department/AP Landslides are common during Ethiopia's rainy reason, which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September.

(CNN) — The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to more than 250 and could rise as high as 500, the UN warned, citing local authorities.

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.