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The rescue team at the Kiteezi landfill in Wakiso District is still searching for bodies of individuals who were buried under the waste, police have said.

While addressing journalists in Kiteezi yesterday afternoon, Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said: “The operation team that is doing the work of retrieving dead bodies are still working but still have a long way to go.”

He added: “The bodies that we are going to retrieve [moving forward] will be in bad shape, might not be recognisable by the relatives. So, it needs counsellors to come and talk to these people who have not yet got their loved ones.”

A section of the landfill, which serves Kampala District and neighbouring municipalities, collapsed on August 10, burying several people and destroying property. Yesterday, Mr Onyango said at least 35 people are confirmed to have died in the incident while 28 are still missing.

The affected residents are temporarily staying under large tents erected at Kiteezi play grounds as the government continues to figure out practical resolutions for the calamity.

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