At least 109 folks have been reported killed as flooding and landslides introduced on by heavy rain battered western Rwanda, authorities officers stated Wednesday.
It rained Tuesday in a single day in a number of elements of western and northern Rwanda, Marie Solange Kayisire, the minister for emergency administration, informed reporters.
“At least 109 people have so far been confirmed dead, including 95 in the Western Province and 14 in the Northern Province.”
“The heavy overnight rain caused immense suffering,” Francois Habitegeko, governor of the Western Province, informed Reuters, including that the hardest-hit districts had been Ngororero, Rubavu, Nyabihu, Rutsiro, and Karongi.
“We have lost many lives and families. Around 55 people have died, not to mention the wounded and those trapped under their houses. We are trying to rescue as many people as possible.”
The state-run Rwanda Broadcasting Agency posted a video clip on Twitter exhibiting muddy water flowing quick alongside an inundated street and destroyed homes.
Habitegeko stated the rain began at round 6 p.m. (4 p.m. GMT) Tuesday and the River Sebeya had burst its banks.
“The soil was already soaked from the previous days of rain, which caused landslides that closed roads,” he stated.
The Rwanda Meteorology Agency had stated that the East African nation was anticipated to obtain above-average rainfall in May.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
