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Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims

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Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers

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  1. Digital Journal

    Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapse (opens Digital Journal)

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    Eight people including two children were killed when a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala collapsed on Saturday, the city authority said.Local media

  2. CNN

    Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills eight people (opens CNN)

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    A landslide at a landfill in Uganda’s capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city’s authorities said on Saturday.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Uganda landfill collapse leaves several dead – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Heavy rainfall triggered the collapse of the landfill in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. Rescue operations are ongoing as the search for more victims is underway.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills at least 12 people (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Search for survivors under way after landslide at Kampala landfill engulfs people, animals and homes.

  5. NBC News

    Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 13 (opens NBC News)

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    The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital Kampala has risen to 13, police said on Sunday, as rescue personnel continued to dig for survivors.

  6. Washington Times

    At least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda’s capital (opens Washington Times)

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    A vast landfill site in the Ugandan capital has collapsed, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said.

  7. CBS News

    At least 18 dead and more still missing after landfill site collapses in Uganda (opens CBS News)

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    At least 18 people were killed after a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the country's prime minister and the Red Cross.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    At least 8 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda's capital (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least eight people are dead after a landfill collapsed in the capital, according to authorities in Uganda’s

  9. Digital Journal

    Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump collapse reaches 18 (opens Digital Journal)

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    The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 18, police said on Sunday, amid claims the site was a

  10. CNN

    Landslide at landfill in Uganda’s capital kills 17 people as rescuers hunt for survivors (opens CNN)

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    A landslide at a landfill in Uganda’s capital Kampala has killed eight people, the city’s authorities said on Saturday.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Trash Heap Collapse Kills At Least 24 People In Kampala, Uganda, Authorities Say (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A trash heap collapse in Kampala, Uganda, killed at least 24 people as rescuers continue to comb the site Monday, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Death toll in Uganda rubbish heap collapse reaches 24 as rescue teams find more victims (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The death toll from a mountain of rubbish that collapsed in the Ugandan capital rose to 24 on Monday as rescuers

  13. Al Jazeera

    Rising death toll in the landfill collapse in Uganda (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The death toll from the Kiteezi landfill collapse in the Ugandan capital has risen to at least 24.

  14. Breitbart News

    Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 23 (opens Breitbart News)

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    The death toll from a garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala has risen to 23, a city official said Monday. People and livestock were buried in

  15. Voice of America

    24 dead in Uganda landfill collapse as rescuers find more victims (opens Voice of America)

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    Collapse is believed to have been triggered by heavy rainfall; precise details of what happened are unclear, but city authority says there was 'structural failure in waste mass'

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