Ten people have been confirmed dead after fresh landslides hit Kasese in the wee hours of this morning.
Irene Nakasiita, the Uganda Red Cross spokesperson says tragedy befell homes at Kasika village, Rukoki sub-county which saw several people buried by the landslide that hit at around 4:00am this morning when everyone was asleep.
She attributed the landslides to heavy rains that hit the area last night.
Ten dead bodies were recovered this morning and six others were referred to St.Paul’s Hospital in Kasese Municipality.
She added that several others are still missing, adding that the Uganda Red Cross response team is still on the ground working with local authorities and other responders in the community to search for the other missing persons.
Nakasiita warned that such disasters might be on the increase this month due to the expected heavy rains around the country.
The Red Cross spokesperson said they have in the past issued an early warning that a number of areas including Kasese are at risk of landslides due to heavy rains.
In the past years, Kasese district has been experiencing floods and landslides during the rainy months of the year.
