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Several families in Uganda are in a mourn following a landslide tragedy that saw at least 31 people die and several injured
The landslide rolled down the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda wrecking homes and burying animals.
Map of area affected by the landslide in Bududa district, Eastern #Uganda. 7 feared buried, dozens vacate their homes for safety. @UgandaRedCross response action teams deployed. #BududaLandSlides2018 @UgandaRedCross @IFRCAfrica @nbstv @ntvuganda @newvisionwire @CapitalFMUganda pic.twitter.com/zyaDDhBKfP
— Irene Nakasiita (@inakasiita1) October 11, 2018
Martin Owor, Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Management, said the landslide tumbled onto a small town on the mountain’s slopes on Thursday afternoon.
“Most of the people were caught at the trading centre, the landslide pushed huge boulders into a river which burst its banks and the water swept away the people,” Owor added.
“Many more are missing, feared dead, we are reaching the peak of the second rainy season and it rained very heavily today,” he added.
The area that is close to Kenya-Uganda boarder is prone to landslides.
Aljazeera reported that relief teams are now combing the area to search and rescue survivors as per report from Commissioner Owor.
“There are people who were displaced and they need shelter, food and all other support and we’re moving that relief to the area.”
#BududaLandSlides2018 Both animals and people were swept away in this disaster. Our community volunteers did their best to rescue some people from the debris. In this photo is a bull that was dragged by running water to this valley. @RCClimate @GrcUganda pic.twitter.com/9bqbBEfDp0
— Uganda Red Cross Soc (@UgandaRedCross) October 12, 2018
Some of the bodies were partly covered with banana leaves by people present at the site.
At least 100 people were killed in a landslide in Bududa in March 2010. In 2012, landslides destroyed three villages in the region.
The government’s efforts to move vulnerable people to neighbouring districts have faced resistance from residents.