The death toll of the landslide that occurred at a rubbish dump in Ethiopia’s capital during the weekend, Addis Ababa, has risen to 72.

According to Ceoafrica, the search for more victims is continuing and funerals for some of those who have died have already taken place; a number of makeshift houses are buried under tonnes of waste.

The incident’s area has been a dumping ground for Addis Ababa's rubbish for more than five decades.

Meanwhile, the Ethiopia's parliament has declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the rubbish dump collapse in the capital, Addis Ababa, as recovery operations continue.

Although, family members are waiting at the site to hear news of their missing loved ones, but the government and locals living in the area traded blames about what triggered the landslide.

Residents say an on-going construction of a biogas plant caused it but the government has dismissed the claims insisting people had refused an offer to be relocated.

The country’s prime minister has pledged to carry out an investigation of the incidence.