30 Feared Dead As More Than 100 Are Missing in Bulambuli Landslide

30 Feared Dead As More Than 100 Are Missing in Bulambuli Landslide

By our Correspondent

BUGISHU SUB REGION

POLICE and other security agencies are on ground to save the situation after close to 30 people are feared dead after devastating landslides swept through Kimono Village, Buluganya Sub-county in Bulambuli District on Wednesdaye evening.

Another over 100 people are still unaccounted after the disaster which affected the area.

Over 20 homes were buried, leaving the community in mourning and rescue teams racing to find survivors under the rubble.

Hajjat Faheera Mpalanyi, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Bulambuli, confirmed that more than 30 individuals remain unaccounted for.

Relentless heavy rains have left the region vulnerable to landslides, with Bulambuli’s highland terrain particularly at risk.

In a related tragedy, mudslides and floods in Kesenji Village, Zebibi Parish, Bukyabo Sub-county, Sironko District, claimed eight lives and left several injured.

Floodwaters destroyed homes, roads, and crops, displacing hundreds of residents.

Rescue operations in Bulambuli face significant challenges, with slippery roads hampering access to affected areas. Local residents, the Uganda Red Cross, and security personnel are working together, digging through debris in search of survivors.