1 / 6Fifteen deaths have been reported with 113 people missing after a landslide in the district of Bulambuli in Eastern Uganda triggered several homes to be buried under the debris, according to reports from the Prime Minister's office and police officials. (AP Photo)
2 / 6In a statement released by the Uganda Red Cross, 40 households have been completely buried in the landslide. (AP Photo)
3 / 6Search and rescue operations are underway with the Uganda Red Cross after the district was hit with a landslide following torrential rains on November 28, 2024. (AP Photo)
4 / 6Conditions are dire with roads being completely blocked in the region, not allowing rescue vehicles like ambulances from entering and assisting in rescue operations. (AP Photo)
5 / 6The main branch of the River Nile, which flows through the country, burst as a result of the incessant rains of Tuesday (November 25), leading to flooding of the highway that connects the capital city of Kampala to northwest Uganda. (AP Photo)
6 / 6The demand for farmable land has led to large amounts of deforestation in Uganda. This, along with the unusually heavy rainfall in the region since October, has increased the risk of landslides. The area also experienced a similar landslide in 2010 which led to the death of 80 people. (AP Photo)
