The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rain in eastern Uganda has climbed to 17, a government spokesperson said on Friday, with more than 100 others missing. The landslide occurred on Wednesday in Bulambuli district,

STORY: Emergency crews searched for survivors after a landslide buried dozens of homes across several villages in eastern Uganda.Officials said more than a dozen people were killed and more than 100 others were missing.

More bodies buried under the mud have been found in eastern Uganda and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the death toll from this week’s landslides to 20.