☰

Global

Landslide in Uganda kills at least 23 people


    KAMPALA (Reuters) - At least 23 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda after torrential rain, the Red Cross said on Monday.

    "We have so far confirmed 23 people dead in Mabono and Meru villages in Bulambuli district but we have only been able to retrieve 15 bodies. The landslide occurred at around 1 a.m. (11 p.m. British time) last night," Catherine Ntabbade, spokesperson for Uganda Red Cross, told Reuters.

    Local media quoted officials as saying the death toll was expected to rise further.

    (Reporting by Elias Biryabarema; Editing by Richard Lough)