At least 13 killed, many more feared dead as landslides bury Uganda homes

Dozens of houses successful six villages of Bulambuli territory successful eastbound Uganda submerged successful landsides triggered by dense rainfall.

More than 10 radical person been killed and galore others are feared dormant aft dense rains caused landslides successful eastbound Uganda.

The Uganda Red Cross Society said connected Thursday astatine slightest 13 bodies had been recovered aft landslides “completely buried” 40 homes successful six villages of the mountainous territory of Bulambuli the erstwhile night.

Images connected section media showed immense swaths of fallen world covering the onshore successful the colony of Masugu, astir a five-hour thrust from the capital, Kampala. Videos and photographs shared connected societal media purported to amusement radical digging for survivors successful the colony of Kimono.

The Uganda Red Cross Society said the rescue effort was continuing but the decease toll was apt to rise.

🆘️ Landslide Alert – Bulambuli District*

*November 28th 2024*

Following dense rains connected November 27th 2024, a landslide struck the villages of Masubu, Nameche Trading Centre, Mamono, Tangalu, Buzemulili, Masoola successful Buluganya Sub-county, Bulambuli District.

The incidental left… pic.twitter.com/U2dtOFMSSw

— Uganda Red Cross Society (@UgandaRedCross) November 28, 2024

“We mislaid astir 30 people,” territory commissioner Faheera Mpalanyi told the AFP quality agency, adding that six bodies, including that of a baby, had been recovered truthful far.

“Given the devastation and the size of the country affected and from what the affected families are telling us, respective radical are missing and astir apt buried successful the debris,” she said.

The dense rains successful caller days caused flooding successful the northwest aft a tributary of the Nile River burst its banks, prompting the premier minister’s bureau to contented a catastrophe alert connected Wednesday, saying that main roads crossed the state had been chopped off.

Emergency teams were sent to rescue stranded motorists.

A roadworthy connecting the state with South Sudan was impassable precocious connected Wednesday, with exigency vessel crews deployed adjacent the municipality of Pakwach.

“Unfortunately, 1 of the boats capsized, resulting successful the decease of 1 engineer,” Uganda’s defence forces said connected X.

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