Heavy rains on 21 and 22 July caused three sequential landslide incidents in a mountainous area in Gezei Gofa District in the Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia.

People who were trying to rescue individuals from the first landslide were trapped by the second landslide. 257 people have reportedly died and more than 15,000 people have been affected, including 6,750 people in Koncho Gozji Kebele and 7,765 people in Koncho Wiza Kebele as of the morning hours of 23 July.

The muddy landslides engulfed all in it's path damaging homes and impacting people's livelihoods.

Search and rescue operations continue; however, the federal government fears that there is a higher risk of more landslides to come.

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