At least 18 people died in the Kisoro region of southwestern Uganda Their houses will be buried due to landslides caused by torrential rains. Recent events in East Africa. Six of the bodies belonged to the same family whose house was buried. More victims expectedThe Uganda Red Cross reported on its Twitter account as emergency workers and locals continued to dig in the mud.
The Kisoro district local government blamed climate change and poor farming and soil management practices for the landslide.
Likewise, Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives David Bahati stated that his government is “doing everything possible to at least temporarily improve the situation while preparing a permanent solution”. Bahati not only confirmed the deaths of about two dozen people, but also confirmed that the road connecting the towns of Katuna and Muko, near the tourist Lake Bunyonyi (southwest), was destroyed as well.
This rainy Torrential storms have also killed at least 127 people in Rwanda these days.neighboring country of Uganda.