Residents of Mbale dig for bodies; the steep terrain has meant heavy machinery could not be used Residents of Mbale dig for bodies; the steep terrain has meant heavy machinery could not be used
Heavy rain, hilly terrain and inadequate equipment slowed efforts to recover hundreds of people feared killed by a massive landslide in eastern Uganda, officials said Thursday.
About 300 people were missing and feared dead after Monday’s landslide, including 100 students, said Catherine Ntabadde, a spokeswoman for the Ugandan Red Cross Society. At least 87 bodies had been recovered, she said.
Officials have lowered the death toll, from 106, since Tuesday. “We found some body parts, which we have decided not to count as a whole for now,” said Musa Ecweru, the minister for disaster preparedness.
Hundreds of rescuers, including the nation’s military, used shovels and hoes to dig through the mud in a desperate search for survivors. Residents from nearby villages joined in, some armed with garden tools, while others used their bare hands.
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