2010 Ugandan landslide

none April 2014 October 2020 thumb|The location of Bududa District within Uganda thumb|Satellite image of the landslide and surrounding area The 2010 Ugandan landslide occurred in the Bududa District in eastern Uganda on 1 March 2010.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8545005.stm Deadly landslide hits east Uganda 2 March 2010 BBC News 2 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100304041515/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8545005.stm 4 March 2010 livehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703807904575097120320491994?mod=googlenews_wsj Hundreds Missing in Uganda Landslides Nicholas Bariyo 2 March 2010 The Wall Street Journal 2 March 2010 KAMPALA The landslide was triggered by heavy rain between 12 pm and 7 pm that day.http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/871634/-/wj4p83/-/ 51 die, 300 missing in Bududa landslide David Mafabi 2 March 2010 Daily Monitor 2 March 2010 At least 100 people were believed to have been killed, and 94 bodies were found. Casualties A spokesman for the Ugandan Red Cross stated that rescuers had recovered 50 bodies, whilst a Ugandan government minister has put the death toll at over 100.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/02/AR2010030200512.html 45 dead, hundreds missing in Uganda landslide-minister 2 March 2010 The Washington Post 2 March 2010June 2021 medicmedic http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/02/c_13194463.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100305085044/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-03/02/c_13194463.htm dead 5 March 2010 Fifty bodies found in landslide in eastern Uganda 2 March 2010 Xinhua 2 March 2010 The chairman of the eastern Bududa district suggested that the death toll could be as high as 300.http://www.news24.com/Content/Africa/News/965/208ab7dd48e44107bf9ac7f0d2a81f58/02-03-2010-01-20/300_feared_dead_in_Uganda 300 feared dead in Uganda 2 March 2010 News24 2 March 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100305103741/http://www.news24.com/Content/Africa/News/965/208ab7dd48e44107bf9ac7f0d2a81f58/02-03-2010-01-20/300_feared_dead_in_Uganda 5 March 2010 Hundreds more people are missing and presumed dead, including up to 60 children who took refuge in a nearby health centre that was subsequently destroyed. Effects The landslide struck villages on the slopes of Mount Elgon, including Nameti, Kubewo, and Nankobe. with 85 homes being destroyed in Nameti. Many areas in the affected villages were buried by the landslides, with houses, markets, and a church destroyed; many roads were also blocked.http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/some-350-people-missing-in-uganda-landlside/361608 Some 350 people missing in Uganda landslide 2 March 2010 Jakarta Globe 2 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006073537/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/afp/some-350-people-missing-in-uganda-landlside/361608 6 October 2011 dead Officials and aid workers have warned that there may be further landslides, as heavy rain continues to fall in the region.http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE621183._CH_.2420 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130151511/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE621183._CH_.2420 dead 30 January 2016 Ugandan landslide kills scores, many missing-minister 2 March 2010 Reuters 2 March 2010 In Butaleja, over 6,000 homes from the sub-counties of Kachonga, Masimasa, Kimuntu and Nawangofu were affected by the rains, with two primary schools in Nabehere and Lubembe becoming flooded. The Mbale-Busolwa road was also closed due to flooding. The Red Cross expects further potential floods in the Moroto, Katakwi and Nakapiripirit districts of the country.http://allafrica.com/stories/201003020769.html Uganda: 51 Die, 300 Missing in Bududa Landslide David Mafabi 2 March 2010 The Monitor 21 December 2015 subscription Emergency response Tarsis Kabwegyere, a government minister, stated that a response team had been sent in to help with rescue efforts, whilst the Uganda Red Cross provided doctors. Michael Nataka, the Uganda Red Cross Secretary General, has also stated that the military has been called upon to aid in the rescue operation. Wanjusi Wasieba, a Bududa District Commissioner, said that the rescue effort was being hampered by the poor terrain of the region, which limits the ease of access for emergency vehicles. The Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru, has advised people living on affected mountain slopes to evacuate. Those living in lower-lying, flood-prone areas have also been advised to move to safer locations. Rescue workers had to use hand tools to dig through the mud to rescue survivors. The day following the landslide, soldiers and surviving villagers began rescue work. Military helicopters have begun ferrying survivors to an area 20 kilometres away.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/03/201033134550153547.html Ugandans hunt for mudslide missing Al Jazeera English 2010-03-03 2015-12-22 Causes The landslides followed a period of unusually heavy rain in the region, which is known for its coffee production. The region's climatic conditions normally create a dry period between the wet seasons; however, parts of Uganda and neighbouring Kenya had seen more rainfall than normal that year. Scientists have suggested that global climate change is affecting rainfall patterns in East Africa, with an increase in extreme and unexpected rainfall. Landslides are not uncommon in the region during the wet season, although the scale of this disaster has been described as more severe than even those. Deforestation may have also played a role, said the Ugandan government.http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=43130 Large Landslide in Uganda 13 March 2010 NASA Earth Observatory 15 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100315211155/http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=43130 15 March 2010 live Dark green forest grows on the slope above the slide area. A strip of pale green land, free of settlements, separates the forest from the slide. This region had been deforested since 2007, according to the government analysis. On a steep slope, trees anchor the soil. Deforested mountains are very prone to landslides. 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