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Six more bodies recovered as Kiteezi landfill collapse death toll reaches 30

At least six more bodies were retrieved on Wednesday, pushing the death toll from an August 10 garbage collapse at the Kiteezi dumpsite in Wakiso District to 30 so far, authorities said.

Speaking on day 5 of a continuing search operation, Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said at least 120 displaced people are currently sheltered in a temporary tent at a nearby school with at least 39 persons reported missing.

“Out of the 39 [missing], 35 are community members or residents and four are garbage collectors who came from various places,” he said on Wednesday.

Authorities are expecting the causality toll to grow further with concerns over a looming humanitarian situation marked by lack of hygiene and sanitation essentials.

Preliminary police findings indicate that 33 homes are suspected to have been buried following the landslide at the landfill, according to Onyango.