(CNN) — The death toll from two landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia on Monday has risen to 229, according to local authorities. The communication affairs department of Gofa Zone said Tuesday that 148 males and 81 females had been killed. Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season, according to geological surveys. At least 43 people died from floods and landslides last year, OCHA said in November. Southern Ethiopia has previously suffered devastating landslides that killed and displaced dozens of people.
