In Uganda, at least 15 people died as a result of landslides | News in brief

More than 110 are still missing, local police said on Thursday.

In East Africa, Uganda, at least 15 people have died and more than 110 are missing as a result of landslides, the police said on Thursday.

Prime minister of the country Robinah Nabbanja told the NBS television channel that all those missing are believed to have lost their lives.

Heavy rains have battered eastern Uganda in recent days, and the country’s government has declared a national disaster alert due to floods and landslides.

According to the Ugandan police, the landslides hit five different villages.

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