Landslide survivors spend week at health post as relief remains stalled
Multiple landslides block road at dozens of places, leaving 20 survivors without adequate food, clothes and other essentials.
Multiple landslides block road at dozens of places, leaving 20 survivors without adequate food, clothes and other essentials.
Supplies collected by various organisations remain stranded along the route to Kotalbara, a week after 13 people were killed.
Days of exposure to rain, poor shelter and inadequate food are taking a toll on people affected by the deadly Kotalbara landslide that killed 13.
One person remains missing as rescue teams struggle to reach areas cut off by blocked roads and repeated landslides.
Official inspection teams have concluded that some settlements need to be relocated.
Cracks have opened across hillsides and beneath settlements after days of heavy rain, raising fears that entire villages may have to be relocated.
Floods, landslides and lightning have killed 85 people since April, while fresh rain is causing deaths, displacement and road closures across several districts.
The latest deaths came a day after 10 people were killed and three others went missing in another landslide in the district.
The disaster struck one of the remotest parts of Uwa, making rescue operation difficult.
Three bodies have been recovered after heavy rain triggered a landslide in Thabang, burying homes, shops and cattle sheds; two people were seriously injured.
With the help of local residents, police recovered the bodies from the landslide site later in the evening.
Police and residents took hours to retrieve bodies due to rugged terrain.
The vehicle skidded off the road and plunged around 800 metres below, police say.
Doctors say many women delay treatment due to stigma and lack of awareness, with most cases detected only after conditions become severe.
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