Ethiopia : Landslide
A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed 14 people and injured several others.
- Ethiopia is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa.
- It lies entirely within tropical latitudes.
- It is bordered by six countries namely Eritrea (North), Djibouti (Northeast), Somalia (East), Kenya (South), South Sudan and Sudan (West).
- Capital City: Addis Ababa
- The five major topographic features of the country are the Rift Valley, Western and Eastern Highlands, and Western and Eastern Lowlands.
- The Denakil Plain, in which a depression known as the Kobar Sink, is found here in its rift valley.
- Most of Ethiopia has a tropical climate.
- Highest Point: Mount Ras Dejen
- It has three main rivers in Ethiopia are the Blue Nile, the Omo River, and the Awash River.
- Lake Tana which is located in the northwest of the Ethiopian Highlands.
- It mainly consists of metals and other natural resources such as gold, potash, natural gas, copper, and platinum.
