Source: TH
Context: Heavy rains in eastern Uganda triggered devastating landslides in the Bulambuli district, claiming 20 lives, displacing 750 people, and destroying 125 homes.
About Places in News:
- Bulambuli District, Uganda:
- Site of the landslides that destroyed six villages and displaced hundreds.
- Located in the eastern mountainous region, vulnerable to heavy rains and mudslides.
About Uganda:
- Geography:
- Landlocked country in East Africa, located in the African Great Lakes region.
- Lies within the Nile basin, with fertile lands and significant water bodies.
- Borders:
- Shares borders with Kenya (east), South Sudan (north), Democratic Republic of Congo (west), Rwanda (southwest), and Tanzania (south).
- Rivers:
- Includes the Nile, Kafu, Semliki, and others like Albert Nile, Agago, and Katonga.
- Mountains:
- Home to the Rwenzori Mountain range (highest peak: Margherita on Mount Stanley) and Mount Elgon.
- Lakes:
- Features Africa’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania.
- Other major lakes include Lake Albert and Lake Edward.
- National Parks:
- Includes Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Rwenzori Mountains, Kibale, and Mgahinga National Parks, rich in biodiversity.
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