86 people die in Uganda landslides

Landslides have swamped three villages in Uganda, killing at least 86 people and leaving hundreds missing after rivers of mud swept through a church and hospital.

A Uganda minister said 50 students who had taken refuge in a hospital were among the dead or missing.

Kevin Nabutwa, a Uganda Red Cross official, said 86 bodies have been recovered so far, and police and army forces are working to recover more bodies.

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