Summary:
- The storm, accompanied by heavy winds, destroyed crops including beans, eggplants, tomatoes, banana plantations, and cassava, and also affected livestock.
RUKUNGIRI: Farmers in Kafunjo Cell, Kanyinya Ward, Southern Division of Rukungiri Municipality, are counting losses after a devastating hail storm ravaged their gardens.
The storm, accompanied by heavy winds, destroyed crops including beans, eggplants, tomatoes, banana plantations, and cassava, and also affected livestock.
Nyamukyonkyo Jasenta and Binobwengye Rose, the chairperson of Kafunjo Cell and a resident of the same village, told our reporter that this is the second time within a week that a hailstorm has hit the area, destroying vital crops like cassava, bananas, and beans.
Binobwengye expressed concerns that residents will face food shortages as all their plantations have been destroyed. She is calling on the government to provide relief food, emphasizing that many families are at risk of hunger due to the destruction.
Cue in Binobwengye… on hailstorm… RR//
Turyamubugana Gideon, the Municipal Councillor representing Kanyinya Ward, said the government has tasked all local council chairpersons to compile and submit lists of the affected residents to the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness for assistance.
Turyamubugana noted that the situation on the ground is dire and appealed to local council chairpersons to register the victims carefully to ensure no one is left out.
Cue in Turyamubugana… on government relief fund… RR//
