At least 146 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities. It said in its latest update that the death toll could rise to as many as 500, citing local officials. The national assembly said a three-day period of national mourning would begin on Saturday. Photos from the scene show residents standing over the shrouded bodies of mudslide victims who are being pulled, one by one, from the muddy earth. Deadly mudslides often occur in the wider East African region, from Uganda’s mountainous east to central Kenya’s highlands.
