HEAVY STONE KILLS 58 YEAR OLD WOMAN IN KASESE

By Sylivia Kugonza

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In Kasese

A heavy stone has collapsed on a woman in Kasese and killed her instantly.Melina Biira 58, met her death last evening at around 7pm following a heavy down pour that befall Bughinanulha village in Muhokya Sub County, Kasese district and caused soil erosion.

It is reported that the stone collapsed on the house she was residing in and killed her instantly.

Lawrence Bwambale the village chairperson said the stone hit Melina on the head leading to porous bleeding and her death.

He called on government to give them tree seedlings to plant on hilly areas as one way of mitigating such natural calamities.

Ivan Masereka the son to the deceased told our reporter that her mother was in good health before the incident took her life.

The incident brings the number of people killed in Kasese by landslides and mudslides to 7 including five children in a period of two months.