Since October, unusually heavy rains have triggered widespread flooding and landslides in some areas of Uganda.

The area where the landslide occurred is mountainous and has experienced similar disasters in the past, including an avalanche in 2010 that killed at...

At least 40 households were completely buried, the Uganda Red Cross Society said in a statement, while others were partially damaged.

A local civil society group said seven homes had been swept away and 31 damaged, putting the death toll at 10.

The landslide followed torrential rains that have battered parts of the East African country in recent weeks, triggering extensive flooding and damage...

Four more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, bringing the total to 17, Irene Nakasita, spokesperson for Uganda Red Cross said.

Parts of Uganda have been experiencing heavy rains in recent weeks causing flooding and landslides, though no fatalities had previously been reported.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the number is expected to rise to 500.

On Monday an official said at least 50 people had died and children and police officers were among the dead.

A second landslide engulfed others who had gathered to help those affected by the first landslide.

About 4,000 people were living near the affected area around Yambali village in Enga province.

More than six villages have been impacted by the landslide in the province's Mulitaka region, about 600 km (370 miles) from the capital Port Moresby.

The Red Cross said the area had been cordoned off and declared a danger zone.

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