At least 14 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear that the true number of casualties is much higher after 40 houses were swept away.
According to Police updates, at least 113 people are missing.
In parliament today, the speaker, Anitah Among, expressed her condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives in the flooding across the country.
The landslides triggered by heavy rainfall affected multiple villages in the Bulambuli district, about 280 km (178 miles) from the capital Kampala.
In a post on x the Ugandan Red Cross Society said A rescue operation is underway, as defence forces also deployed two boats during an operation to rescue a taxi stuck on a bridge near the town of Pakwach.
