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Eight people including two children have been killed by mountains of garbage collapsing at a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala, the city authority has said. Local media says homes, people and livestock animals were engulfed in the landslide at the vast garbage dump in Kiteezi, a district in the north of Kampala, after heavy rainfall. IMAGES
At least 16 students have been killed and other trapped in the rubble of the Saint Academy school in Jos North district of Plateau State. Mechanical diggers are on site to help rescue the victims while parents desperately look for their children. IMAGES
Rescue workers in the South African city of George are battling to save dozens of people, including many still unaccounted for, after a residential building collapsed killing at least six. The five-storey apartment block caved in on Monday (May 6) afternoon while under construction, municipal authorities from the coastal city said. IMAGES
Emergency services work amid the rubble after at least ten people, including three children, were killed and 60 more injured when the roof of a church came crashing down on a baptism in northeastern Mexico. The death toll is not expected to rise as all of the missing have been accounted for, according to the Mexican Red Cross. IMAGES
Rescuer teams dig through the rubble after the collapse of a bridge undergoing works in western Greece killed one person and wounded eight others, Greek authorities said. Some 35 firefighters and 12 vehicles were dispatched to the scene, as well as drones and special rescue vehicles. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.