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Dump landslide killed 46 people in Ethiopia

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ANI New York [U.S.A.]

A landslide on Sunday killed at least 46 people at a waste dump outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

According to CNN, officials were still investigating how the landslide at the sprawling Koshe landfill occurred.

"The government had also been building a factory to convert waste products at the landfill into electric energy," CNN quoted communications minister Negeri Lencho.as saying.

He added that security personnel were still searching for people who have been reported missing in the landslide and that the government is working to resettle the families affected.

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First Published: Mar 13 2017 | 10:01 AM IST

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