Landslide kills 12 people in Ugandan capital

Rescuers are digging through a mountain of rubbish, searching for more bodies, after the collapse of a landfill site in Uganda's capital. At least 12 people have died after homes were engulfed by the vast garbage dump following heavy rain.

Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.

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[ladysarah]

May God comfort everyone that has lost their loved one.
Have mercy God

[JeremiahNebankaa-diwd]

Oh my God. My heartfelt condolences to all those who lost their loved ones in this unfortunate tragedy. Watching from Cameroon.

[jamesliston]

My condolences to the families and Ugandan people

[saphiranahabwe]

So sad. As a Ugandan, it's a sad site to see😢

[MadibaJamirah]

It wasn't landslide 😢😢😢, it was garbage slide😢😢😢😢, why my uganda

[mukigawoman]

As an Ugandan, this broke me so much.

[francischrisjadeopus]

this is what happens when some corrupt government officials decide to misallocate monies meant to compensate these people to vacate the place and decide to go and buy land cheaper than compensation and eat the difference and they still continue to pour gabagge there.

[RoyMcCoy]

Fertile land, abundant natural resources, beautiful weather, Great Lakes & rivers but Uganda has hyenas as a government.

[carlaluis]

It happened some years back here in Mozambique. It killed people 😢

[lubega]

As a Ugandan in kampala and this garbage business I'm saddened by the loss of innocent lives, children and women. This is the problem with leaders who doesn't care about the citizens. Very corrupt to the core . For sure our country is in dangerous hands.

[RachmaHidayati-sl]

*Uganda🇺🇬 need new President, Yoweri Museveni 38years in office President.*

[yejoe]

Its not landslides its gabage hills from the city authorities drop zone

[emz]

It's more than 100 people dead. People have been living in a landfill! This is sad!

[Fahadsets]

Am a Ugandan living near kiteezi, it was rubbish that slided into people's homes but land slide

[mugishacaroline-goou]

Lord, , , this is too much to bare, , Help us, , , 😢😢😢so hurting

[graemeyetts]

Terrible news.Bless the good people of Uganda 🇺🇬

[kaweremartin]

So far now they are 21 people who have lost lives 😢

[mbaleduthomas]

This is a garbage slide 😮
Museveni must resign for the mismanagement

[robertmark]

Am not Rich but I feel so sorry for those people

[graemeyetts]

This was unreported, to my knowledge, in the UK.😢