Landslide emerging after downpours killed 15 in Kasese, Uganda. According to Uganda Red Cross Society, 15 dead body, mostly belonging to women and children, and 6 injured were found during rescue works in which local authorities and volunteers participated. On the other hand, flood emerged within the downpours left some houses under water.
Twenty-four were killed by the flood, overflowing the rivers of Uganda along the heavy rains last month.
Mosul International Airport in Iraq, heavily damaged during the 2014 ISIS occupation, has reopened after 11 years. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani officially inaugurated the renovated airport, announcing it will be fully operational within two months.
The main runway was extended to 3,000 meters to handle large aircraft. The airport, once used as an ISIS base, now aims to boost Nineveh province’s economy with a projected capacity of 630,000 passengers and 30,000 tons of cargo annually.
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