Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills at least 18 people | Environment News

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Torrential rains trigger deadly landslide at a Kampala landfill, burying homes in Uganda’s capital.

A landslide at a rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has killed at least 18 people, authorities have reported as they continue to search for survivors.

Police announced the death toll on Sunday, two days after torrential rain broke off a huge chunk of rubbish at Kiteezi, the city’s only landfill site. The landslide buried people, livestock and homes as residents slept.

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(Al Jazeera)

Authorities had reported eight confirmed deaths on Saturday, but the number of casualties has risen…



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