bbc africa's kalikdan yibeltal sent this report from gofa, at the site of the landslides. cries, screams grief has reigned over these lush mountains in ethiopia's southern district of gofa. families here have lost loved ones in the deadliest disaster the area has seen in decades. two landslides in consecutive days have claimed more than 200 lives and many people here are mourning. others, like you see here, are still looking for their missing loved ones. among those affected is meselech. her husband and two children were among the first people on site, digging through the mud to find those missing. sadly, they were buried in the mud when the second landslide hit. translation: i saw people pulling out i a body from the debris. it was my husband, but his face was unrecognisable. so to be sure, i checked his pocket and ifound his id card. he was still holding the axe he used to dig through the mud to help those who were affected by the first landslide. one of her sons was also confirmed dead, the other is still missing. her story is echoed by many families here. this man and

kalikdan yibeltal, bbc news, gofa. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.tional warnings that famine is looming as a result of the civil war. the minister insisted the country would not accept international pressure to open border crossings for aid deliveries to areas controlled by the rival rapid support forces. last month a un—backed study found that half of sudan's population of 50 million were suffering acute hunger, and 14 areas were at risk of famine. the canadian prime minister has praised firefighters for working hard to save lives and homes from a massive wildfire in the western province of alberta. over 400 foreign firefighters from australia, new zealand, mexico and south africa had joined the efforts to control the blazes. the fires are thought to have been sparked by a lightning storm and fanned by record—breaking strong winds. the number of fatalities in drink—drive collisions in the uk has reached its highest level for more than a decade. new figures from the department for transport show that in 2022 there were 300 deaths in britain where at

kalikdan yibeltal, bbc news.er was stabbed in kent. lieutenant colonel mark teeton was in uniform when he was attacked near his home close to brompton barracks in gillingham, on tuesday. ashitha nagesh reports from medway magistrates' court. anthony esan arriving in court this morning, where he was accused of stabbing a uniformed senior army officer. he's been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in public. the alleged attack happened at sally port gardens, in chatham, in north kent on tuesday evening. mr esan was arrested soon afterwards, near his home in the neighbouring town of rochester. i'm going to be running aa miles in aid of combat stress... the army officer involved in the incident has now been named as lieutenant colonel mark teeton. kent police say he's in a serious but stable condition in hospital. in court, mr esan was asked to confirm his date of birth, but in response, he asked, "why?" he was then asked to confirm his address. again, he asked why. as the charges were