Kiteezi landfill collapse: 8, including 2 children, killed

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | At least eight people, including two children, were killed following a landslide at a garbage dump in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso on Saturday.

The Kampala Capital City Authority, the manager of the city waste, said the Saturday morning landslide came after torrential rains.

“The Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill in Kiteezi has had a structural failure in waste mass this morning, resulting in a collapsed section of the landfill,” the KCCA said in a press release posted on its official handle on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.

The authority said concerted efforts with police, related ministries, and the Uganda Red Cross Society had successfully rescued 14 people.

“On a very sad note, eight people have so far been found dead, six adults and two children,” KCCA added.

Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, earlier told journalists before the forces arrived that three other people had been rescued by civilians.

“So far, the rescue mission is still ongoing to try and retrieve more bodies, if any,” Onyango said. ■