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Places in News: Ethiopia
Context:
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), deaths caused by landslides in Ethiopia have risen to 257, but the final death toll is expected to be 500
More on News:
- The soil in southern Ethiopia has become saturated due to seasonal rainfall, increasing the region’s susceptibility to landslides.
- According to the OCHA, the rains from April to early May resulted in flooding and significant displacement of populations.
- The floods affected more than 19,000 people across various zones, displacing over 1,000 individuals and causing significant damage to livelihoods and infrastructure.
About Ethiopia:
- Location: It is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region.
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- Bordered by:
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- Eritrea to the north
- Djibouti and Somalia to the east
- Kenya to the south
- South Sudan to the west
- Sudan to the northwest.
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- Capital: Addis Ababa.
- Languages: Afar, Amharic, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya
- Climate: tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
- Major Rivers: Blue Nile, White Nile, Omo, and Awash.
- Bordered by:
- Major lakes:
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- Freshwater lakes: Lake Tana, Abaya Hayk, Chamo Hayk
- Saltwater lakes: Lake Turkana (shared with Kenya), Abhe Bid Hayk/Abhe Bad (shared with Djibouti)
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- Natural resources: It includes small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, and hydropower.
- The country boasts one of the most rugged and complex landscapes on the continent.
- Ethiopia has five major topographic features are:
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- The Rift Valley, the Western and Eastern Highlands, and the Western and Eastern Lowlands.
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