Ugandan Govt Sends Aid to Bulambuli Landslide Victims
The Government has dismissed claims that it has failed to send relief supplies to mudslide victims of Bulambuli. The leader of the government emergency response team major general Julius Oketa told NTV that the government did dispatch lorry loads of supplies to the affected areas on Monday. The devastating mudslides swept through the sub-counties of Sisiya, Bulugunya and Lusha in Bulambuli district, killing 30 people, burying over 22 houses and washing away property and crops. Michael Baleke brings s the government perspective on the mudslides.
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Uganda:
Disaster Strikes Again On Mount Elgon Despite Warnings
RNW Africa, 31 August 2011
The mudslide which left over 40 people dead in Eastern Uganda on Monday could have been prevented, says Uganda's wildlife authority. As long as people encroach on Mount Elgon these… Read more »
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Uganda:
Landslides - The Curse Around Mt. Elgon
Monitor, 30 August 2011
They all went to sleep just like it was any other night but the next morning, many families were less by one person or many people. A mudslide had changed their lives forever. Read more »
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Uganda:
Torrential Rains Trigger Landslides, Killing Many
New Vision, 29 August 2011
THE death toll in the Bulambuli landslides triggered by torrential rains in eastern Uganda has reached 23. Read more »
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Uganda:
Landslide Death Toll Now At 40
New Vision, 29 August 2011
A deadly landslide hit Bulambuli district in the Mt. Elgon region in Bugisu, killing over 40 people yesterday. Read more »
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Uganda:
From Drought to Flooding in the East
UNIRIN, 18 August 2011
The long dry spell in the eastern Ugandan district of Bulambuli that left thousands needing food aid has been followed by torrential rains, raising fresh fears of flooding in the… Read more »
