Ugandan Landslides Kill at Least 18

June 27, 2012; 9:11 PM
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People search for survivors after a landslide in the region of Bududa in Eastern Uganda, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms led to landslides that killed at least 18 people in the mountain district of Bududa on Monday.

Information accessed by AccuWeather.com shows that 2.40 inches of rain fell in six hours in Kampala, the capital of Uganda which is located southwest of the area impacted by the landslides.

The Uganda Red Cross reported that 92 other people have been injured and that more fatalities are possible as rescue efforts continue.

Uganda frequently deals with landslides as thunderstorms can bring torrential rainfall to mountainous areas of the nation. This combined with deforestation and other man-made changes to the landscape has led to numerous deadly landslides in the past, including a landslide which killed 87 people in 2010.

The weather over the next several days will feature scattered showers and thunderstorms with the potential for some areas to receive locally heavy rainfall.

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