Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Mudslides triggered by heavy rain in a remote part of Ethiopia have killed at least 229 people, including many who tried to rescue survivors, local authorities said Tuesday, in what the prime minister called a “terrible loss.” Young children and pregnant women were among the victims in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia, said Dagmawi Ayele, a local administrator, adding that at least five people have been pulled out alive. The death toll rose sharply from the initial one of 55 late Monday. Search operations continued in the area, said Kassahun Abayneh, head of the communications office in Gofa Zone, the administrative area where the mudslides occurred.

Sierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities have called an attempted coup, with their leader sentenced to almost 200 years in prison. In November, dozens of gunmen broke into the country’s armory and into a prison. The clashes left 18 security forces dead. Authorities charged dozens in January, including former president Ernest Bai Koroma, later granted medical leave. The man accused of leading the attack, Amadu Koita Makalo, an ex-bodyguard of Koroma, was sentenced to 182 years in prison, the judiciary’s spokesperson told the Associated Press Tuesday.

Malaysia evacuates 123 citizens from violence-hit Bangladesh

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has evacuated 123 of its citizens from Bangladesh in response to violent unrest that has killed dozens of people. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution greeted the evacuees, including 80 students, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after they landed Tuesday on a chartered AirAsia plane. Officials say more than 50 Malaysians opted to stay in the country due to work or study. A contentious system for allocating government jobs has triggered violent protests in Bangladesh, with clashes between police and mainly student protesters reportedly killing more than 100 people.

Wildfires send about 25,000 fleeing from Canadian Rockies’ largest national park and nearby town

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Multiple wildfires in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park have sent up to 25,000 visitors and residents fleeing west over the last open mountain road. They navigated through darkness and soot early Tuesday following a government alert during the area’s busiest tourist time of the year. Hundreds of wildfires are burning in western Canada, and those fleeing Jasper National Park and Jasper town in Alberta province were given the unusual order later Tuesday to make a vast U-turn east if they needed a place to stay.