The city landfill yesterday collapsed following heavy rainfall that triggered a landslide.
Efforts resumed Sunday morning to recover more people and bodies still trapped in the Lusanja-Kiteezi garbage slide.
Red Cross first responders retrieve a body from the collapsed landfill
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Search and rescue efforts carried on until 2:00 am last night, for people trapped in the houses covered by the collapsed garbage dump.
The Kiteezi landfilll collapsed following a heavy downpour
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At least 12 bodies and several injured people were retrieved by different teams including the Uganda Police, Uganda Red Cross and residents.
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Desperate families
Images from the site showed desperate people urging for search efforts to be stepped up to rescue their trapped family members.
The Red Cross has set a emergency shelters for those affected
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A woman reportedly made a phone call from a buried house confirming she was still alive.
The Uganda Red Cross said a bigger team is on the ground to carry on with the search efforts.
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Several houses were burried under the garbage
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The organisation has also set up emergency shelters and offered other forms of support to the affected people
Several government officials including the Inspector General of Police, the Kampala Lord Mayor, members of parliament and other leaders visited the site last evening.
