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19 dead after Uganda rubbish dump landslide

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Nineteen people including five children are confirmed dead after a huge garbage dump collapsed at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala on August 10, 2024. [AFP]

Nineteen people including five children are confirmed dead after a landslide at a huge garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala, a senior official said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a disaster waiting to happen.

Local media said homes, people and livestock were buried in mountains of waste at the landfill in the northern Kampala district of Kiteezi on Saturday after a collapse caused by heavy downpours.

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