The rubbish rises from its dumping site to claim life.. – (Mindset Media News!)
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Can you believe that in the season of mourning on God’s calendar which falls around July/August, called the three weeks of repentance;
this is also when a big cry of mourning has been heard in Uganda because of the heap of rubbish which has overflowed, and burried the structure of buildings underneath it?…
Homes, people and livestock were engulfed, and burried by the landslide at a vast landfill site in the capital, Kampala.
The poorly managed heap of municipal garbage has retaliated and killed those who live around the heap of garbage.
After torrential rain in recent weeks, a chunk of rubbish from the city’s only landfill site broke off late on Friday, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept.
“The latest we have is 13 dead, but rescue services are continuing,” police spokesman Patrick Onyango said on Sunday.
At least 14 people have been rescued so far, he said, adding that more could still be trapped but the number is unknown.
Tents have been set up nearby for those displaced by the landslide, the Uganda Red Cross Society said.
The landfill site, known as Kiteezi, has served as Kampala’s sole rubbish dump for decades and had turned into a big hill.
Residents have long complained of hazardous waste polluting the environment and posing a danger to residents.
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