Category: Environment

ADDIS ABABA – The death toll from two devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has surged to 229, with more casualties expected as rescue operations continue, a government official reported on Tuesday. The landslides occurred following heavy rain in the Gofa zone of the Southern Ethiopia regional state. The first landslide struck on Sunday night, burying…

BERYL – The “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, Hurricane Beryl, surged across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night, heading towards the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that the hurricane is expected to bring life-threatening winds and flash flooding on Monday. Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season,…