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Landslides and floods precipitated by torrential rains yesterday left more than 81 people dead or missing in Indonesia’s Central Java province.Police and rescue team confirmed that they were intensifying efforts to save more lives and avert further destructionA provincial official said the landslides were the worst to hit the region ...
Read Story at ThisDay (2007-12-26)
THE Government is to embark on an aggressive tree-planting programme in the degraded mountainous areas to prevent future landslides. Reforestation is one of the major solutions to landslides and other effects of deforestation, especially on hilly areas. Many communities in Uganda do not yet know the dangers inherent in ...
Read Story at The New Vision (2010-03-23)
Sarah Kimani, SABC Uganda Uganda"s Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Tarsis Kabwegyere, says more than 400 people are feared dead after landslides rained destruction in the eastern part of the country. The slides were triggered by heavy rains at the weekend. Kabwegyere says more than 40 bodies have been ...
Read Story at SABCNews (2010-05-19)
Sarah Kimani, SABC Uganda Uganda"s Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Tarsis Kabwegyere, says more than 400 people are feared dead after landslides rained destruction in the eastern part of the country. The slides were triggered by heavy rains at the weekend. Kabwegyere says more than 40 bodies have been ...
Read Story at SABCNews (2010-03-04)
State minister for disaster preparedness has expressed fears that the landslides my recur. Musa Ecweru who is on the scene in the landslide ravaged eastern district of Bududa is worried continued rains may cause the landslides to recur. He confirmed the injured survivors were recieving treatment and some ...
Read Story at The New Vision (2010-03-03)
and Bwogi Buyera FRESH landslides have been reported in different parts of the country since Bududa was hit on Monday. On Saturday morning there were reports of landslides in Kabarole. Villages in Katteebwa Sub-county, Bunyangabo County on the slopes of Mt. Rwenzori were said to have been affected. ...
Read Story at The Sunday Vision (2010-03-06)
Experts warn speculators - KAMPALA Experts have cautioned prospective investors in the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) initial public offer (IPO) against speculative buying, but consider investment for the long-term.“I think people who go in expecting a repeat performance of Stanbic (Bank) should be discouraged. “The allocation rules play a big ...
Read Story at The New Vision (2010-01-31)
Experts warn of food crisis Published on March 17, 2008, 12:00 am By Harold Ayodo Scientists have warned of a food shortage and increased poverty due to continuous environmental degradation. The experts from East Africa, at a regional seminar in Mwanza, Tanzania, said that massive dilapidation of the ...
Read Story at The Standard (2008-03-17)
GOLFERS across the country will today tee off at the various courses in support for victims of the Bududa landslides, writes Douglas Mazune. ] The clubs have staged the tournament in response to Uganda Golf Union"s (UGU) appeal for assistance to thousands of people displaced by the March 3 ...
Read Story at The New Vision (2010-03-12)
and Isaac Wanyera A TOTAL of 20 people died last week in Bubulo county due to landslides and an overflow of Manafa River, Bubulo West MP Edward K. Wesonga has said. Wesonga said the landslides occurred on Tuesday. He said the affected parishes were Bunambale, Bungati and Bunamulunyi in ...
Read Story at The New Vision (2003-07-06)
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