The death toll has risen to 35 after a landslide swept through a massive rubbish dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, but residents say dumping of rubbish had resumed there in recent months. The resumption of rubbish dumping at the site in recent months is likely to have caused the landslide, resident Assefa Teklemahimanot said. City officials say close to 300,000 tonnes of waste are collected each year from the capital, most of it dumped at the landfill. City officials in recent years have been trying to turn the garbage into a source of clean energy with a 120 million dollar investment.

Source: Ethiopian News March 12, 2017 14:49 UTC