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Uganda ponders lessons from deadly garbage landslide
A disaster at the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala unfolded following ... After the tragedy, the Red Cross erected white tents in ...
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Uganda death toll from landslide at capital’s only rubbish dump rises to 13, with ‘1,000 displaced’
Kampala's mayor said the Kiteezi landfill - a 36-acre site - was full. 'This is a disaster and was bound ... the Uganda Red Cross said. The landfill site has served as Kampala's sole rubbish ...
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KCCA orders people in Kiteezi buffer zone to vacate 'immediately'
Until disaster struck last August, Kiteezi landfill in Kasangati town council in Wakiso district had been the primary waste disposal site for Kampala since 1997. Over 2,500 tonnes of waste was ...
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'My best friend went to work - and was crushed to death by rubbish'
The Kiteezi landfill was built in 1996, with financing from the World Bank, to provide a single, major depository for solid waste generated by Kampala. As Kampala has grown, so too has its biggest ...
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Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapse
The disaster comes eight months after the ceremonial ... had warned that people working and living near the Kiteezi landfill were at risk of numerous health hazards due to overflowing waste.