Uganda landslide near Mount Elgon kills more than 30
[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Image caption A torrent of mud and water swept houses away A landslide following heavy rains in eastern Uganda has killed more than 30 people. It is feared that the death toll could rise as a government rescue team reaches the Mount Elgon area. A river burst its banks and a torrent of mud and water swept villages away. Pictures from the scene show people retrieving bodies from the mud and carrying them away. A landslide in the same region, Bududa, killed more than 300 people in 2010. Africa Live: Updates on this and other stories Why would you move back after a landslide? It is a mountainous place with volcanic soils that are rich for agriculture, but it is also densely populated, which puts a lot of pressure on arable land, reports the BBC's Patience Atuhaire in the capital, Kampa...