Officials say dozens of people are still missing since the landslide which occurred on Saturday night at the Koshe landfill.
The area has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa’s wastes for more than five decades.
According to the BBC, a city spokeswoman told AP news agency that many children were among the dead.
Meanwhile, there are fears that the death toll could rise further, as a resident said 150 people were there at the time.
Hundreds of people attempt to make a living by scavenging at the landfill site, sifting through the rubbish for items they can sell, the BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza in Addis Ababa reported.
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