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15 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Uganda

Sep. 7 (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least 15 people have died from landslides recorded due to torrential rains that have fallen in recent hours in the Ugandan district of Kasese, located in the west of the country.

The Uganda Red Cross has indicated in a message on its account on the social network Twitter that 15 bodies have been recovered in the area and has added that “the response teams continue to offer rescue services together with the local authorities and the community response “.

Likewise, he has pointed out that “the majority of the dead are mothers and children”, without giving more details in this regard, while he has pointed out that six injured people have been rescued, while 18 remain missing.

The organization has detailed that it received the alert for landslides around 4:00 am (local time) and has confirmed that several houses have been buried, without the Ugandan authorities having spoken at the moment.

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