November last week recorded a deadly landslide in Bulambuli, Uganda, where so far, 18 bodies have been recovered, while more than 100 are still missing. Heavy rainfall triggered the devastating environmental phenomena.
According to residents, over 150 homes have been completely destroyed by the flood disaster. Apart from missing people, survivors are in anguish due to lost property, livestock, and farming land. Officials state that most Bulambuli district occupants live barely over a dollar daily, making the landslide a threat to sustainable development efforts.
The government has been relatively swift in Bulambuli’s aid efforts. Initially, rescuers resort to manual ways like using farming tools to excavate bodies and property. They call for more support to help retrieve bodies.
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja issued a disaster warning via an X post. “People are suspected to be missing, and some feared buried by slides,” she stated in her X post on Wednesday.
Reports indicate signs of more trapped bodies, and the retrieval process is planned to continue in December’s first week. Military personnel were deployed on Thursday to boost the recovery process.
This isn’t the first landslide in eastern Uganda. 2010 recorded Bududa district landslide, which killed over 300 lives. It is one of the worst recorded natural calamities in the East African country.
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