Namirumba and Matuwa villages, which officials say have a
combined population of more than 1, 000 people, were flattened at around
3pm on Saturday, according to Bududa district chairman John Bosco
Nambeshe.
Huge stretching cracks were found in the two
parishes, which both sit on the ridge of Mt Elgon, during a recent
hazard mapping by Uganda Red Cross Society and Ministry of Disaster
Preparedness.
Mr Nambeshe could not confirm any fatality
figures. Other sources say nine injured persons were being taken for
treatment at Bududa hospital.
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