Kabale — A less destructive landslide hit four villages in Kabale district in South western Uganda on Thursday night but no human casualties have been reported.

This comes three days after landslides killed more than 300 people in Bududa, eastern Uganda. Residents of Rubaya Sub-County in the villages of Muguri, Kakooma, Kahungye and Kacerere on Thursday night trekked miles to seek shelter after their homes were swept away.

The landslides, triggered by a week of rain, swept away 10 houses, killed 30 goats and 15 sheep. A large section of the Rubaya-Butanda road is blocked off by thick mud and rocks, making it hard to assess the full extent of the damage.

Many of the homeless spent the night at Rubaya Sub-County headquarters. The area MP, David Bahati, says the Office of the Prime Minister is sending relief aid to the victims.

He says the aid will be distributed to residents of Rubaya, Butanda and Kamuganguzi. Kabale district last experienced landslides in September 2009, killing six people including four children in the same Sub County.

The 2009 landslides also destroyed health centers, schools and churches, most which have not yet been repaired.