Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search continues
![Hundreds of people gather at the site of a mudslide in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district, Gofa Zone, southern Ethiopia, on Monday. At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, according to local authorities.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/2048x1365!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2Fc4%2F7fe668bc4cf5a5742d799f4e5d1e%2Fap24205264477056.jpg)
Young children and pregnant women were among the victims. At least five people have been pulled alive from the mud.
(Image credit: Isayas Churga/Gofa Zone Government Communication Affairs Department)
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