Tag Archives: Mudslide

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll in the Kasese mudslides has reached 15 people. Six more bodies were recovered Wednesday afternoon in addition to the 9 recovered earlier in the day. Seven people were taken to different health facilities with serious injuries. The mudslides occurred at around …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Bududa district have asked the government to expedite the relocation of mudslide victims as schools reopen next month. Currently, more than 100 victims are still camped at Bumwalye Primary School after mudslides hit Bulucheke sub-county. Following the Ministry of Education’s plans to reopen …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bududa MPs are requesting the government to consider resettling mudslide victims within their own district of Bududa. This is after the people who were affected during the 2010 Nametsi landslide and 2018 Bukalsi floods, were taken to Kiryandongo and Bulambuli districts respectively. During presentation of …

Why the weakest link for them are unfulfilled government promises Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Just before death struck Bukalasi village on Oct.11, there was a prolonged afternoon drizzle. It was the light type, and easily ignored by residents who are used to heavier rain. Bududa is generally rain country …

VIDEO: Sironko Mudslide Update: The Search for the Dead Hits a Snag Kampala, Uganda | NBS | Hopes of recovering any missing persons or their bodies in the Sironko Mudslides fade after equipment that was taken to assist in the search got stuck a few hours into the operation. Share on: …