The death toll from the three successive landslide incidents in the South Ethiopia region has risen to 257 as of Wednesday (Jul. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the government is finalizing an evacuation plan. Amongst them are at least 1,320 children under 5 and 5,293 pregnant and breastfeeding women. The Ethiopian Red Cross arrived in the area on July 23rd, with four trucks of life-saving supplies. Search and rescue operations are ongoing with the support from the Ethiopian Red Cross SocietyIt is feared that the death toll could rise to up to 500 people OCHA said citing local authories.
