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Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 13

Kampala landslide

Volunteers arrive to search for the bodies of residents killed by a landslide due to heavy rainfall in a landfill known as Kiteezi that serves as garbage dumping site, in the Lusanja village, outside Kampala, Uganda August 10, 2024.  Abubaker Lubowa


Photo credit: Abubaker Lubowa | Reuters

Kampala,

The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 13, police said on Sunday, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors.