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Death Toll from Ethiopia Landslides Could Rise to 500, UN Says 

Residents and volunteers dig in the mud in search for survivors and bodies at the scene of a landslide in Gofa on July 24, 2024. (AFP)
Residents and volunteers dig in the mud in search for survivors and bodies at the scene of a landslide in Gofa on July 24, 2024. (AFP)
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Death Toll from Ethiopia Landslides Could Rise to 500, UN Says 

Residents and volunteers dig in the mud in search for survivors and bodies at the scene of a landslide in Gofa on July 24, 2024. (AFP)
Residents and volunteers dig in the mud in search for survivors and bodies at the scene of a landslide in Gofa on July 24, 2024. (AFP)

The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257, and is expected to rise to 500, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Ethiopia's National Disaster Risk Management Commission had put the death toll at 229.

Following heavy rain, a landslide buried people in Gofa zone in Southern Ethiopia regional state on Sunday night, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning.

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UK Detects Human Case of Bird Flu, Says Wider Risk Remains Low

Test tube is seen labelled "Bird Flu" in front of the US flag in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Test tube is seen labelled "Bird Flu" in front of the US flag in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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UK Detects Human Case of Bird Flu, Says Wider Risk Remains Low

Test tube is seen labelled "Bird Flu" in front of the US flag in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Test tube is seen labelled "Bird Flu" in front of the US flag in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

British health authorities said on Monday they had detected a case of the H5N1 bird flu in a person in central England but added that the risk to the wider public remained "very low".

The person acquired the infection on a farm, where they had close and prolonged contact with a large number of infected birds, the UK Health Security Agency said in a statement, Reuters reported.

It said the individual was currently well and that authorities were tracing all known contacts of the person to offer antiviral treatment.

"We have robust systems in place to detect cases early and take necessary action, as we know that spillover infections from birds to humans may occur," UKHSA Chief Medical Adviser Susan Hopkins said.

Bird-to-human transmissions of avian influenza are rare in Britain although it has occurred a small number of times.

British authorities have detected cases of bird flu in poultry farms in recent months and have taken steps to cull all infected animals.