'Swallowed by mud': survivors' sorrow after deadly Ethiopian landslide
The Peninsula
Kencho Shacha Gozdi: Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in a remote area of...
Kencho Shacha Gozdi: Survivor Tseganesh Obole, her voice hoarse, recalled the deadly deluge of red mud that swept down from a hill in a remote area of southern Ethiopia this week, engulfing her and her six children.
"I was swallowed by a mudslide along with many people, including my children," she told AFP, clutching her chest as her family stood in shock nearby.
Her brother, Dawit, clawed through the sodden soil to get her out.
"But four of my children died and remained buried in the mud," the 30-year-old said, her voice suddenly deadened.
And Obole's husband is still among those missing, presumed buried somewhere in the rough earth.