埃塞俄比亚北部Amhara地区Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary修道院周一凌晨发生山体滑坡，造成14人丧生。[1]滑坡发生时，修道院内正举行通宵祈祷仪式，众多信徒聚集在山腹内开凿的祈祷室参加圣水净化仪式。[1]此外还有7人在灾难中受伤，其中5人伤势严重。[1]
整夜持续降雨引发了这场滑坡灾难。[1]搜救工作已停止。[1]11名遇难者被埋葬在修道院，其余遇难者的遗体已送回家乡。[1]大主教Abune Klementos随后前往修道院主持追悼仪式。[1]
2024年7月，邻近的Geze Gofa地区曾发生山体滑坡，造成超过229人死亡。[1]
A catastrophic landslide struck Tsadqane Debre Mitmaq St Mary monastery in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region during an overnight prayer service on Monday morning, killing 14 people [1]. The disaster occurred as worshippers gathered inside a prayer chamber carved into the mountainside to participate in a holy water purification ceremony [1]. Heavy rainfall throughout the night triggered the collapse of earth and rock that engulfed the gathered congregation [1].
The incident left seven others injured, five of them severely [1]. Search and rescue operations at the site have concluded [1]. Eleven of the deceased were laid to rest at the monastery, while the remaining victims were returned to their home communities [1]. Archbishop Abune Klementos traveled to the monastery to lead memorial services for those lost [1].
The tragedy adds to a pattern of recent landslide disasters in the region; in July 2024, a separate landslide in the nearby Geze Gofa area killed over 229 people [1].