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Tuesday, March 02, 2010 KAMPALA: At least 40 people were killed and several others reported missing after a landslide buried houses in eastern Uganda overnight, a minister said Tuesday. "Over 40 bodies have been recovered but we are told many are still missing. We have brought reinforcement and rescuers to the place," Musa Ecweru, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, told a foreign news agency. The landslide in a mountainous region near the eastern town of Mbale was triggered by heavy rains that have deluged the area in the past week, Ecweru said.

LIMA: Flooding in Peru has killed at least eight people after torrential rains caused rivers to overflow their banks, say police officials. Heavy rains in the Cusco region caused the incident on Monday. An unnamed government official said there were 20 people missing. Rescue workers have done their best to reach those trapped in the ensuing mudslide. The official added that 70 percent of the homes in the village of Cochahuasi in the district of Taray have been destroyed. Late January, rampaging rivers in the Cusco region washed away the railroad that transports tourists to Machu Picchu. The ancient site, which is Peru's main tourist attraction, is located 500 km (310 miles) southeast of the capital, Lima.