Uganda: 22 Rescued As Church Building Collapses in Entebbe
Police said about 22 people were rescued and taken for medical care as joint teams searched for anyone still trapped.
- On Monday evening, a structure under construction at Pastor Ronnie Makabai's Holy City Entebbe Church in Bwerenga, Katabi Town Council, collapsed. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Racheal Kawala said at least 22 people were rescued and evacuated to Entebbe Grade B Hospital.
- Preliminary police findings indicate the collapsed structure was a fourth-floor extension of the main church building. Investigators are currently working to determine the cause of the collapse, which remains unknown.
- Joint teams from the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda People's Defence Forces are managing the scene. Emergency responders continue to search the rubble to locate any individuals who may still be trapped.
- Victims were transported to Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital and Kisubi Hospital for urgent medical care. Authorities have not confirmed the total number of people inside the building when the extension failed.
- Security forces stand guard at the site in Kawuku as the search operation continues. Officials have not established the full extent of the incident, with the number of potential missing persons remaining unclear.
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About 22 rescued after church building under construction collapses in Uganda
KAMPALA, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- About 22 people have been rescued after a building under construction at a church collapsed Monday evening in Wakiso District in central Uganda, police said.
Twenty-three rescued from scene of Entebbe Church collapse
Entebbe, Uganda | URN | Rescue teams have pulled 23 people from the rubble of a four-storey church building that collapsed in Bwerenga, Wakiso District, as investigations into the cause of the disaster point to possible illegal construction. Up to 40 people are believed to have been at the site when the building, an … The post Twenty-three rescued from scene of Entebbe Church collapse appeared first on The Independent Uganda:.
One Dead, 25 Rescued After Church Building Collapses in Wakiso
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said police in Entebbe had registered the incident, adding that rescue operations were still underway to establish whether any other people remained trapped beneath the debris.
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