At least 30 people have died after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia, local authorities have said. The disaster struck the highland...

At least 30 people have died after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia, local authorities have said. The disaster struck the highland areas of Gamo Zone, where days of intense rainfall saturated the ground and caused slopes to collapse, burying homes and communities. Officials said most of the victims were killed in mountainous areas particularly vulnerable to landslides. Residents living in at-risk locations have been urged to take precautionary measures as more rain is expected. The storms are part of a wider wave of extreme weather affecting East Africa. In neighbouring Kenya, dozens of people have also died in recent flooding caused by torrential rains. Tilahun Kebede, governor of Southern Ethiopia regional state, expressed condolences to...