15 Dead, More Than 100 Missing in East Uganda Landslide

15 Dead, More Than 100 Missing in East Uganda Landslide
Members of Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) team work in collaboration with local authorities and community members after a landslide triggered by heavy rains, in Bulambuli District, Uganda, on Nov. 28, 2024. Uganda Red Cross Society/Handout via Reuters
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KAMPALA—Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes across several villages in eastern Uganda, the prime minister’s office and police said on Thursday.

The landslide occurred on Wednesday in Bulambuli district, about 190 miles east of the capital Kampala.