Rescuers used hand tools Wednesday to dig through thick rivers of mud that had engulfed three villages, burying church worshippers alive and leaving dozens of students missing who had sought refuge at a hospital.
People wailed and wept in the village of Nametsi as rescuers dug through the mud. Kevin Nabutuwa of the Uganda Red Cross said the death toll had reached at least 86 with hundreds unaccounted for early Wednesday.
Rescuers recovered the body of a 12-year-old girl who was among a group of more than 50 missing students, Nabutuwa said.
“We expect to recover more bodies as time goes on. But the exercise is slow because we are using hoes to dig the dead bodies out of the thick mud,” said Nabutuwa.
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