At least 34 people dead after landslide in eastern Uganda
Friday 12/October/2018 - 06:51 PM
A landslide triggered by torrential rains in eastern
Uganda has killed at least 34 people, the Ugandan Red Cross has said.
Martin Owor, Commissioner for disaster preparedness
and management, said the landslides tumbled down onto a small town on the
slopes of Mt Elgon, wrecking homes and burying animals, Sky News channel
reported on Friday.
"Most of the people were caught at the trading
center, the landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks
and the water swept away the people," Owor said.
The district of Bududa, located 155 miles (250km)
from the capital, Kampala, and close to the border with Kenya, is prone to
landslides and there have been several similar accidents in recent years.
