Death toll in Ethiopia landfill collapse rises to 113

Police officers secure the perimeter at the scene of a garbage landslide, as excavators aid rescue efforts, on the outskirts of the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sunday, March 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Elias Meseret)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A city official says the death toll from a collapse at a landfill outside Ethiopia's capital has risen sharply to 113.

Addis Ababa official Dagmawit Moges confirmed the increase Wednesday evening.

Another official with the city's emergency department, Nigatu Mamo, says the search and rescue effort continues.

Ethiopians have begun three days of national mourning after Saturday's collapse of a mountain of trash.

Many victims were women and children when debris buried makeshift mud-and-stick homes inside the Koshe landfill.