BUDUDA, Uganda: At least 41 people were killed after a river in eastern Uganda burst its banks, sending a torrent of mud and rocks barreling into homes, disaster officials and survivors said Friday.

Rescue teams continued picking through the rubble late Friday, searching for survivors and victims of the disaster, which took place the previous day in the eastern Bududa district.

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