Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It’s not clear how many people are still missing
PBS NewsHourAUG 2024
Southern Ethiopia is prone to landslides because it's primarily a rural and mountainous region battered by malnutrition, a lack of clean water, disease outbreaks, economic hardships, and armed conflict. The country needs urgent funding to respond to natural or man-made disasters beyond its control.
Though this disaster occurred due to heavy rains, it will reoccur if Ethiopia doesn't address its root cause — global warming and climate change, which make extreme rainfall more likely. It's crucial for the government to take action and make steep cuts to emissions to avoid another catastrophe.
There's a 50% chance that at least 26.9% of people worldwide will be affected by natural disasters in 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.