Authorities say at least 28 killed in landslides in Burundi

Published 3:15 pm Friday, December 6, 2019

NAIROBI, Kenya  — At least 28 people have died in landslides in Burundi and that toll could grow with many people missing, local authorities said Thursday, as East Africa continued to struggle with weeks of unusually heavy rains.

Burundi’s security ministry in a Twitter post confirmed 26 people dead, with 10 missing and seven others injured.

Several countries in East Africa, including Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Djibouti, have reported deadly flooding and landslides in recent weeks of heavy rains, with more in the forecast for the region.

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