The Circle of Life Continues
Posted on 03/12/2017 8:52:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, killing at least 35 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who called the landfill home.
Addis Ababa city spokeswoman Dagmawit Moges said most of the dead were women and children, and more bodies were expected to be found in the coming hours.
It was not immediately clear what caused Saturday night's collapse at the Koshe Garbage Landfill, which buried several makeshift homes and concrete buildings. The landfill has been a dumping ground for the capital's garbage for more than 50 years.
About 150 people were there when the landslide occurred, resident Assefa Teklemahimanot told The Associated Press. Addis Ababa Mayor Diriba Kuma said 37 people had been rescued and were receiving medical treatment. Dagmawit said two had serious injuries.
Many people at the landfill had been scavenging items to make a living, but others live there because renting homes, largely built of mud and sticks, is relatively inexpensive.
An AP reporter saw four bodies taken away by ambulances after being pulled from the debris. Elderly women cried, and others stood anxiously waiting for news of loved ones. Six excavators dug through the ruins.
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The resumption of garbage dumping at the site in recent months likely caused the landslide, Assefa said. The dumping had stopped in recent years, but it resumed after farmers in a nearby restive region where a new garbage landfill complex was being built blocked dumping in their area.
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That would be terrible to be killed by garbage. Defies imagination.
Visions of Idiocracy....
What kind of people would live like this and not do anything to make things better ?
Ohhhh
Not Now..!
I’m ‘baitin’
Advice from Sam Kinison comes to mind.
Just the thought of being near a third world garbage dump would kill me.
The first time I ever saw Sam Kinison was on a cable special from Rodney Dangerfield's club. I had never heard of him before, and had no idea what kind of act he did. That night, Kinison did his routine about solving the problem of hunger in Ethiopia. I had tears rolling down my face listening to him.
Painful to think of women and children buried alive in garbage. Even sadder to read that it’s more affordable to RENT houses in the dump. Someone collects rent on them?!!!
Look up "Jiggers": aka the Chigoe flea, an invasive species to Africa. They burrow into their human victims, normally the feet (due to poor hygiene and lack of footwear) and lay eggs which have to be cut out with a knife.
There's lots of very graphic videos on YouTube of jigger removals. The most striking aspect is that their victims suffer while awaiting a healthcare worker to arrive with a knife. They make no effort to remove them themselves.
Even a dog will scratch his fleas.
Africa's problems are largely man-made and the men who made them have largely been Africans.
Leaving for greener pastures only means they'll bring their problems with them.
There’s one of those less than a mile from our house.
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It isnt a 'landfill' as we would think of one. Its the huge pile of trash outside the city that everyone 'dumps' their trash on. They couldnt have possibly been managing a 50 year old hole in the ground that millions of people have been using constantly with out it having started out as a very deep hole. Just as deep as the pile was high that collapsed on these people.
Poorest country on the planet building a $120 MILLION waste recovery electricity generation plant on their trash pile?
Africa’s problems are largely man-made and the men who made them have largely been Africans.
Leaving for greener pastures only means they’ll bring their problems with them.
Is there any country in sub-Saharan Africa which is not a basket case??
And, to mention race issues, they can’t blame the problems on racism, because we’re talking about black countries ruled by black rulers..... Just saying...............
The dump - overhead view
A better angle to show just how high they can stack trash.
Before you roll your eyes and mutter something about third-world crapholes...
Jolly olde England - @Bromley
Now you know a bit more.
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