{"id":18140,"date":"2018-10-12T07:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T07:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=18140"},"modified":"2018-10-12T07:23:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T07:23:09","slug":"landslide-in-eastern-uganda-kills-dozens-destroys-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=18140","title":{"rendered":"Landslide in eastern Uganda kills dozens, destroys homes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 31 people have been killed when a landslide rolled down the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda<\/a>, wrecking homes and burying animals.<\/p>\n

Martin Owor, Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Management, said the landslide tumbled onto a small town on the mountain’s slopes on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

“Many more are missing, feared dead, we are reaching the peak of the second rainy season and it rained very heavily today,” he added.<\/p>\n

The area, about 250km from the capital, Kampala, is close to the border with Kenya and is prone to landslides.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Map of area affected by the landslide in Bududa district, Eastern #Uganda<\/a>. 7 feared buried, dozens vacate their homes for safety. @UgandaRedCross<\/a> response action teams deployed. #BududaLandSlides2018<\/a> @UgandaRedCross<\/a> @IFRCAfrica<\/a> @nbstv<\/a> @ntvuganda<\/a> @newvisionwire<\/a> @CapitalFMUganda<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zyaDDhBKfP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Irene Nakasiita (@inakasiita1) October 11, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Relief teams are now combing the area to search and rescue survivors, Owor said.<\/p>\n

“There are people who were displaced and they need shelter, food and all other support and we’re moving that relief to the area.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of the bodies were partly covered with banana leaves by people present at the site.<\/p>\n

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#BududaLandSlides2018<\/a> 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<\/a> @GrcUganda<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9bqbBEfDp0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Uganda Red Cross Soc (@UgandaRedCross) October 12, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At least 100 people were killed in a landslide in Bududa in March 2010. In 2012, landslides destroyed three villages in the region.<\/p>\n

The government’s efforts to move vulnerable people to neighbouring districts have faced resistance from residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n SOURCE:
\n Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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