RUBAVU: Rwandans grieved on Thursday (May 4) for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless. The government was still counting the cost as families began burying their dead in the aftermat
RUBAVU: Rwandans grieved on Thursday for lost loved ones and destroyed homes after powerful floods and landslides tore through the country killing at least 130 people and leaving many thousands homeless.
"I found my child buried under rocks and bricks that fell on him during the heavy rains. He died at the hospital," Anonciata, who only gave one name, told AFP in the hard-hit district of Karongi. "Our houses are destroyed or flooded," she told AFP."My house is completely under water. In short, we are desperate and without hope."
They have been advised to remain there until the rain stops, amid fear of further mudslides and flooding with rivers still raging and land unstable. Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente toured the worst-affected regions on Thursday, and joined mourning families as they prepared to bury loved ones. East Africa often suffers from wild weather during the rainy seasons, and Uganda has also suffered in recent days with six people reported dead in a landslide.
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