Two people have been killed by a landslide in Rwamacumu Village, Kasheregyenyi parish in Kamuganguzi sub-county, Kabale district.
Elias Twesigomwe, the LCIII Chairperson for Kamuganguzi, said that the tragic incident occurred on October 29, 2024, around 4:00 a.m.
He identified the deceased as Charles Tayebwa (18), a casual worker and resident of Rwamacumu cell, and Bosco, a 17-year-old Rwandan national who worked as a shamba boy.
The two were killed while sleeping when rocks from a landslide crashed into the house of Agrey Rukundo, destroying it and killing them on the spot.
Twesigomwe noted that this is not the first landslide to affect the area, which has a history of similar incidents.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident, saying that the rocks sled from the upper area landed and crushed a house the duo was sleeping in, killing them instantly, a situation he said was unavoidable at that time.
“For sure you can imagine an incident where a stone comes and crushes on people who are asleep; it’s so unfortunate,” Maate said.
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He further said that the scene was documented, and the bodies of the deceased were extracted from the debris.
Maate added that a postmortem was conducted, and the bodies were handed over to their families for burial arrangements.
On August 9, 2024, a significant landslide struck the Kiteezi garbage dumping site in Kampala, where over 35 people lost their lives; property was destroyed while others were injured.
The government has always warned the public to stay away from areas of steep terrain, including areas at the bottom of canyons, land previously burned by wildfires, land that has been modified due to human activity, such as deforestation or construction, and channels along a stream or river.
