At least twelve people have now died in a landslide at a large landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala.
Rescue workers continue to dig through rubble in hopes of finding more survivors of the landslide, which followed weeks of torrential rain.
The 14-hectare Kiteezi landfill is the only one serving the whole of Kampala, a city with an estimated population of four million.
Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago said it was “an unavoidable disaster”.
According to reports, the city council has been looking for a new location for years.
A huge mound created by the pile-up of rubble collapsed late on Friday night, burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept, Reuters news agency reported.
On Saturday, the death toll was put at eight, including two children.
Kampala police spokesman Patrick Onyango told AFP on Sunday that four more bodies had been recovered and 14 people had been rescued.
“The rescue operation will continue until we are sure that no one is trapped anymore,” he said.
Mr Onyango said about 1,000 people had been forced to leave their homes due to the landslide. He did not specify how many people lived at the site, or whether they lived nearby.
Many people make a living by rummaging through garbage dumps, looking for something to sell.
The Uganda Red Cross has provided tents to people in need of temporary shelter.
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