The waves were torrential rains caused landslides in eastern Uganda yesterday, killing at least 24 people were killed and three villages were buried.
According to the BBC , local people feared the death toll up to 35 people in the district Bulambuli, but so far only 24 bodies have been found. Among the victims, local officials have a wife and eight children. Some roads in the area had been cut off after heavy rains occurred in the past few months.
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Landslides in Uganda yesterday killed at least 24 people dead. (Photo: Xinhua) |
After a landslide, Namwidisi village completely submerged in mud. The Red Cross staff and locals are actively digging to find more survivors in the area of the capital Kampala Uganda 270km north-east.
Last year, hundreds of people have died in a viSimilar Nearby ec. Officials said they would move about half a million people from dangerous areas to avoid landslides can be repeated. However, because having the objections of many people, so only a few thousand people at highest risk of actually moving. Disaster Minister Musa Ecweru said Uganda government plans to promote the resettlement to avoid more people died from landslides.
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Rescuers are digging through mud to find victims. (Photo: Xinhua) |
Meanwhile, Xinhua reported, the landslide yesterday that 50 people could die. This is the 2nd round of landslides in Uganda in less than a month. In March last year, the country also have been a terrible landslides, leaving 200 people dead and thousands homeless.
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