More than 500 people feared killed in Ethiopian landslide: United Nations.
国連人道問題調整事務所（ＯＣＨＡ）は２５日、エチオピア当局の情報として、同国南部ゴファで発生した壊滅的な地滑りの死者がすでに２５０人を超え、５００人に達する恐れがあると明らかにした
On the 25th, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), citing information from Ethiopian authorities, said that the death toll from a devastating landslide in Gofa, in the south of the country, has already exceeded 250 people and is feared to reach 500.
地滑りは今月２１日と２２日に発生し、エチオピア史上最も多くの犠牲者を出している
The landslides occurred on the 21st and 22nd of this month and are the deadliest in Ethiopia’s history.
The country is the second most populous country in Africa
ＯＣＨＡによると、現場周辺ではさらに地滑りが起きる可能性が高く、住民を安全な場所に避難させる必要があると指摘している
According to OCHA, there is a high possibility of further landslides occurring around the site, and residents should be evacuated to a safe location.
There are at least 1,320 children under the age of five and 5,293 pregnant or breastfeeding women in the area.
ＯＣＨＡは、エチオピア政府による避難計画が最終段階にあると明らかにした
OCHA says the Ethiopian government’s evacuation plan is in its final stages.
現場では住民やボランティアらが捜索活動を続けている
Residents and volunteers are continuing search efforts at the scene.
Photos taken at the scene show grieving residents after a day of search efforts.
地質調査で、エチオピアは雨季に地滑りが発生しやすいことが示されている
Geological surveys show Ethiopia is prone to landslides during the rainy season
OCHA said in a report last month that heavy rains have forced many people to evacuate in recent months in parts of the country, including in the south.
ＯＣＨＡの昨年１１月の発表によると、同国では昨年、洪水や地滑りで少なくとも４３人が死亡した
At least 43 people died in floods and landslides in the country last year, according to an OCHA announcement in November.
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