NAIROBI, Kenya — No less than 15 individuals have died and 113 others are lacking after landslides buried houses in six villages in japanese Uganda, police stated Thursday.
One other 15 injured individuals have been rescued and admitted to Buluganya Well being Heart.
The Uganda Crimson Cross Society stated Thursday that 13 our bodies had been recovered after landslides buried 40 houses and the rescue effort was persevering with. Native media reported that authorities count on the loss of life toll might rise to 30.
Heavy rains triggered landslides within the mountainous district of Bulambuli on Wednesday night time.
Native officers informed a journalist within the space that an excavator could be introduced to help within the rescue efforts, however the roads have been lined in mud and rain was nonetheless falling.
The impacted space is about 50 acres with homesteads and farmlands unfold downhill.
Pictures and movies of individuals digging by way of mud looking for victims have been shared on social media. A number of the homes have been fully lined by mud whereas others solely had a roof exhibiting above the bottom.
Bulambuli District Girl MP Irene Muloni stated that the federal government intends to relocate residents from the landslide-prone space.