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Released 8 March 2010
A massive landslide in
Uganda has caused at least 80
deaths with another
350 people still missing. Around 100 children are among the
dead and missing. The landslide, triggered by heavy rain, swept down the slopes
of Mt Eglon and buried three villages.
Upon
hearing news of the disaster, The Salvation Army's Uganda Command sent three
officers to Bududa District – about 250 kilometers from Kampala, the capital
– to assess the
situation and begin to plan and implement an immediate response. The Salvation
Army has two corps (churches) in the district.
Concerns
remain for the local population. An estimated 2,000 people have been displaced
from their homes, many properties have been destroyed and entire fields of
crops are ruined.