Summary:
- Residents in Nyamwamba Division are experiencing sleepless nights following the bursting of the Nyamwamba River’s banks. The most affected areas are Mumbuzi, Kizungu, Kisanga, and Acholi Quarters in Nyamwamba Division of Kasese Municipality.
KASESE: As schools prepare to start the second term, floods in Kasese District have destroyed infrastructure, including roads and schools, raising the question of where learners will study from.
These floods followed heavy rains on Mount Ruwenzori, which poured water into the Nyamwamba River in Kasese Municipality, causing significant disruption to the community, especially the business sector.
At Kizungu Market in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, all business activities have come to a halt, and most traders have lost their goods to the floods.
In Nyamwamba Division, some of the most affected schools include Nadiri Preparatory School, Liberty College of Management and Journalism, and Five Star Nursery and Primary School in Mumbuzi Cell. Kizungu Market and several roads, including Mumbuzi, Acholi Quarters, and Saluti A and B, have also been affected.
Residents in Nyamwamba Division are experiencing sleepless nights following the bursting of the Nyamwamba River’s banks. The most affected areas are Mumbuzi, Kizungu, Kisanga, and Acholi Quarters in Nyamwamba Division of Kasese Municipality.
Although no lives have been reportedly lost, an elderly woman sustained injuries and was rushed to Canopus Medical Centre. Property damage has been extensive.
Joseph Isingoma, the Kasese District Planner who also serves as the secretary for the District Disaster Committee, asserts that since the floods began, over 4,000 people have been displaced.
SP Alfred Bagenda, the Kasese Division Police Commander, confirms that six houses have been destroyed, but no deaths have been reported.
Alex Kwatampora, the President of the Geological Society of Uganda, attributed the flooding in Kasese District to climate change. He urged residents to always stay prepared for potential floods.
Kwatampora questioned the efforts of the Ministry of Environment and Water in mitigating floods in Kasese. He emphasized the need for periodic desilting of River Nyamwamba and called on the government to purchase D9 bulldozers and heavy excavators to provide a lasting solution to the flooding in the area.
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