Sobbing relatives comb through trash after massive landslide at decades-old rubbish dump near Ethiopia's capital. The disaster late on Saturday destroyed 49 makeshift homes inside the Koshe landfill site on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, city spokesman Amare Mekonen said. Hundreds of people live on the 50-year-old Reppi dump, the capital's only landfill site, scavenging for food and items they can sell such as recyclable metal. About 150 people were at the site when the landslide happened, resident Assefa Teklemahimanot told The Associated Press news agency. READ MORE: Ethiopia declares state of emergency over protestsSmaller landslides have occurred at the Koshe landfill in the past two years, Assefa said.

Source: Ethiopian News March 14, 2017 06:13 UTC