RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 7 : Uganda - Landslide

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Situation Update No. 7 Posted:2010-03-02, 11:11:23 [UTC] Ref.no.: LS-20100302-25173-UGA Situation Update No. 7 On 2010-03-03 at 17:34:18 [UTC] Event: Landslide Location: Uganda Region of Bududa Number of Deads: 80 person(s) Number of Missing: 400 person(s) Situation: At least 80 people died and 400 were missing after a landslide triggered by torrential rain swept away entire villages in eastern Uganda, the Ugandan Red Cross said yesterday. The side of the hill began to slide after an intense seven-hour downpour in the mountainous region of Bududa, which lies at the bottom of Mount Elgon. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu