At least four more bodies were retrieved from Kiteezi landfill Wednesday afternoon, bring the total number of the dead recovered today to six, Police have said.
The death toll in the city landfill tragedy has now reached 30, with at least 30 more missing from last week's tragic incident in which garbage slid onto homesteads around the landfill.
Earlier in the day, two bodies were recovered from the horrifying tragedy that reports have since revealed was allowed to happen by officials who ignored looming hazard warnings.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango on Wednesday identified the latest recovered victims as Ronald Lwere, a brother of Raymond Kyakanyi, Hairati Natumanya, 20, and a toddler of three years - Moses Owori.
Others are Richard Okello, 31, Jane Alowo, 33, and 6-year-old Jane Achengi.
Mr Onyango said the operation resumed in high gear and work was not interrupted.
The six recovered bodies brings the total of the dead to 30, with at least 30 more persons missing.
The tragedy has led to a surge in the number of displaced individuals seeking refuge at a Red Cross makeshift shelter.
The number has increased from 150 to 175, including 50 children, 85 women seven of whom are heavily pregnant and the rest men.
Deputy Red Cross spokesperson Johncliff Wamala expressed concern over the strain on available resources, highlighting the urgent need for mattresses as people currently only have blankets and bedsheets.
In a related development, police have arrested five individuals for allegedly posing as victims of the Kiteezi disaster in an attempt to benefit from the relief efforts. Onyango warned that anyone found trying to exploit the situation would face legal consequences.
The situation at Kiteezi remains critical as authorities work to manage both the ongoing rescue efforts and the humanitarian crisis unfolding at the shelter.
