The death toll in the collapse of a garbage dump in the suburbs of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, more than 60 people, reports on Monday, March 13, CNN.
Earlier it was reported 46 victims. It was noted that the majority of them women and children.
The collapse occurred on March 12. Debris covered several time and concrete houses. At that moment on a scene there were about 150 people, 37 were rescued.
What was the cause of the collapse is still unknown. Noted, to a landfill more than 50 years took the garbage from the capital. In recent years it was discontinued, however, according to local residents, recently, the dumping began again.