Over 300,000 people affected by recent landslides in Mt Elgon have received relief items from the Ismaili and Indian communities living in Uganda.
The aid, in form of food, shelter and medicine will be distributed to the victims who are currently residing in Internally Displaced Person’s camps, where fears of disease outbreak especially cholera is high.
Volunteers from both the Ismaili (who belong to the Shia branch of Islam) and Indian community are creating awareness to minimise the spread of the disease.
Over a fortnight ago, heavy rains that lasted about a week caused landslides in the mountainous eastern region of Bududa, about 275Km from Kampala, killing over 90 people.
via The East African – Landslide victims get help from Ismaili, Indian communities.
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