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At least 30 feared dead after Uganda landslides: official

At least 30 people were feared dead, and 20 homes swept as landslide swept eastern Uganda village.[Photo,VOA]

At least 30 people were feared dead after landslides in a village in eastern Uganda, a local official said Thursday, warning the toll could rise.

"We lost about 30 people," Bulambuli district commissioner Faheera Mpalanyi told AFP after landslides struck Masugu village, adding that six bodies, including that of a baby, had been recovered so far.

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