The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in three woredas of the Gamo Zone in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 102.

The official death toll, initially reported at just over 30, has steadily risen over the past 24 hours. The Gamo Zone communications office said 102 people are now believed to have died.

Regional police said the worst of the landslides in three woredas of the Gamo Zone struck Mazo Doysa kebele in Gacho Baba woreda, where 59 bodies have so far been recovered from thick mud and debris.