Eighteen dead after garbage 'landslide' crushes houses at Ugandan capital's sole rubbish dump

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Eighteen dead after garbage 'landslide' crushes houses at Ugandan capital's sole rubbish dump
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A chunk of garbage broke off on Friday evening following torrential rain in recent weeks, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept.

A chunk of garbage broke off a landfill site in Uganda 's capital, Kampala , on Friday evening, crushing and burying homes as residents slept.

A chunk of garbage from the city's only landfill site broke off on Friday evening following torrential rain in recent weeks, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept. Residents have long complained of hazardous waste polluting the environment and posing a danger to residents.

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