The bodies of 82 people who lived on a mountain of trash in Addis Ababa were recovered when the Ethiopian rubbish dump collapsed. (AP photo)When a mountain of trash collapsed at the fetid Reppi dump outside of Addis Ababa on Monday, at least 82 people died. It could've been worse: Hundreds of people live atop Reppi, Ethiopia's biggest waste dump, trying to make a living from salvaging what city residents throw away. And as Addis Ababa shows, the answer isn't as simple as building more modern facilities. But as Addis Ababa demonstrated this week, it's a matter of life and death.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 21:45 UTC