At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear the actual death toll may be much higher after 40 homes were swept away.
The landslides caused by heavy rainfall affected several villages in Bulambuli district, about 280 km from the capital Kampala.
The Uganda Red Cross said at least 13 people were killed, but AFP has reported the death toll could be as high as 30 people.
A rescue operation is underway, the Ugandan Red Cross said on X.
According to the local newspaper Daily Monitor, most of the bodies found are of children.
Heavy rains have flooded the East African country in recent days.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja issued a disaster warning about X.
“People are suspected of being missing and some fear they may have been buried by slides,” his statement said.
Rivers have burst their banks, flooding schools and churches, destroying bridges and isolating communities.
The military has been deployed to assist with search and recovery efforts.
On Wednesday, Defense reported on X that two boats had been deployed during an operation to rescue a taxi stuck on a bridge.
One of the boats capsized and an operator was killed.
On Thursday, the Speaker, Anitah Among, expressed her condolences in Parliament to the relatives of those who died in the floods across the country.
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