At least 15 people have been killed and 113 others are missing after landslides in eastern Uganda triggered by heavy downpours. This was announced on Thursday by the local police, TASR reports, according to a report from the British station BBC.
Landslides hit several villages in Bulambuli district. It rained there to say the least 40 houses, the Ugandan Red Cross reported. The rescuers have discovered so far 15 bezvládnych soof which at least in six cases, children were involved. However, it was also possible to save 15 injured persons, who were taken to the hospital.
They are plaguing Uganda heavy rains for several days. The Prime Minister there, Robinah Nabbanja, released on Wednesday in connection with the weather natural disaster warning on platform X. She stated that several people are missing and there are fears that they have been swept away by the muddy ground.
In the affected area, they flooded the rivers, while water flooded schools or churches, it destroyed bridges and cut many people off from the world. The army was also deployed in search and rescue operations. BBC reminds that the mountainous east of Uganda has been affected by floods and landslides several times in the past. 5th year In 2010, approximately 300 people died during landslides in the Bududa district there. It was one of a kind the most devastating natural disasters in the modern history of this African country.
