10 killed in Uganda landslide

Ten bodies have been recovered and some other people remain missing after a landslide caused by heavy rains in the western Ugandan district of Kasese, a humanitarian agency said here on Wednesday. The Uganda Red Cross Society told reporters a few households are feared buried in the dis- aster which happened in Rukoki Sub-County, Kasika village on Tuesday night. Six people who were injured have been taken to the hospital. Uganda’s western region is currently facing heavy rains which have in recent days led to landslides, causing casualties and destroy- ing houses and crops.