Fourteen people were killed and five others injured in a landslide that buried worshippers at a monastery in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, the head of the diocese, or church district, told AFP on Tuesday.
The Horn of Africa nation, home to around 130 million people, is experiencing heavy rainfall during the longer of its rainy seasons, which runs from June to September.
The landslide occurred in Sela Dingay, about 200 kilometres northeast of the capital, Addis Ababa.
Megabe Hadis Neka Tibeb Ababu, the diocesan head, said the landslide happened early on Monday “after very heavy overnight rainfall accompanied by lightning and thunder”.
The mudslide carrying rocks swept down a hillside and buried part of the Tsadkane Mariam Orthodox monastery.
