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Kigezi Mudslides: Death toll rises to 18

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from mudslides in the Kigezi region has risen to 18. Mudslides hit the region following heavy downpour that started on Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. Six people died in Biizi and Gihuyaga villages in Murora sub-county, three in Kashyambya and Rwamucucu …

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Bundibugyo leaders question selective compensation of flood victims

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bundibugyo district leaders have questioned the manner in which the government is compensating victims of disasters in the country. They say that Bundibugyo has witnessed the reoccurrence of major disasters including mudslides and floods, since 2019 but to date, the victims have never been considered …

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Kasese mudslides victims recieve UGX 5 million each from Museveni

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Each of the victims of the recent mudslides in Kasese district has received a condolence contribution of five million Shillings from President Yoweri Museveni. At least 16 people were killed after heavy rain caused mudslides in Kisika, Rukoki sub-county on Wednesday. The landslides buried dozens of …

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Red Cross extends relief support to Kisoro mudslide victims

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the disaster preparedness department under the office of the prime minister and the Uganda Red Cross Society have extended relief aid to 300 families who were severely affected by mudslides in Kisoro district on Monday evening. Mudslides from Mount Muhabura triggered by …

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Bududa residents flee homes as mudslides wreak havoc

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bumasata and Bumwalye parishes in Bulucheke sub-county,  Bududa district have fled their homes following mudslides that hit the area on Wednesday night. At least over 80 households have vacated their homes. The mudslides follow heavy rains that have continued pounding the district. Last …

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Mudslides kill six, displace hundreds in Kasese

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six people have been killed and hundreds displaced after mudslides hit Kasese district.  The mudslides followed a heavy downpour in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties, Busongora North County.   The roads leading to the sub-counties are currently impassable. The most affected areas include Kasenyi village in Buhuhira …

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200 houses, 5 boda bodas buried by mudslides in Kasese

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 200 families in Isule parish, Maliba subcounty in Kasese district are without a place of abode after mudslides covered their homes in the area. But even mobile assets were not spared, among these five boda boda motorcycles whose owners had taken shelter only for …

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Rescue teams struggling to retrieve bodies in Kasese mudslides

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rescue teams are still struggling to retrieve remains of persons who were covered underground following mudslides that hit Kasese district. The landslides occurred in Kitholu sub county following heavy rains that burst the banks of River Tunga.  Eight people were killed and more than …

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Kasese mudslide victims ask gov’t for relief

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buhuhira sub county in Kasese district who were affected by mudslides have asked the government to provide relief. The most affected areas are Kigharama, Ntunga and Kuruhe. Now the residents want the government to come to their rescue. Erinora Tswende, one of …

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More than 30 people feared dead in fresh Bududa mudslide

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | More than 30 people are feared dead in the fresh mudslides that hit Bududa district in Eastern Uganda yesterday afternoon. The mudslides affected the two villages of Namasa and Naposhi, all in Bushika sub-county, Bududa district. Gerald Fungo, the chairman of Bumasa village says …

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