One person has been confirmed dead and 25 others rescued after a building under construction collapsed at Holy City Church, Brother Ronnies Ministries, in Bwerenga, Katabi Town Council, Wakiso District.
The deceased has been identified as Francis Lukwago, a builder.
According to an update issued on Tuesday, all 25 people rescued from the rubble are adult men. They were taken to Kisubi Hospital and Entebbe Grade B Hospital for medical treatment.
Search and rescue operations were still ongoing by the time of the update, with emergency response teams working to establish whether more people remained trapped beneath the debris.
Authorities have also launched investigations to determine the cause of the collapse and establish the circumstances under which the incident occurred.
Further details, including the total number of people who were at the construction site when the building collapsed, had not yet been established by the time of publication.
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