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One dead, several displaced as landslides hit Mbale
By FRED WAMBEDE One person has been reported dead and 20 families displaced in Busano Sub-county in Mbale District after multiple landslides swept through several villages following a heavy downpour...
Bundibugyo floods destroy 200 houses
By LONGINO MUHINDO BUNDIBUGYO- Flash floods have submerged over 200 houses in Kisuba Sub- County, Bundibugyo District. This is the third wave of flash floods that have ravaged the district this...
Cholera kills 11 in Kotido, 100 admitted
By Steven Ariong Cholera outbreak in Kotido District in Karamoja Sub Region, Northern Uganda has so far killed 11 people and at least 100 others are admitted at Kotido Health Centre IV, fighting for...
One killed, property destroyed in Bundibugyo flash floods
By LONGINO MUHINDO & FELIX BASIIME Flash floods have hit Bundibugyo District, killing a three-year-old child and destroying property in Ntandi town council and Kasitu Sub County. The deceased, was a...
Kasese grapples with health, sanitation issues after floods
By Eve Muganga Three months after Kasese District was hit by floods that, among others, destroyed roads, schools and health centres, authorities are faced with humanitarian challenges. More than...
Floods displace hundreds in Nakasongola
By DAN WANDERA NAKASONGOLA- Flash floods have submerged a section of the Lwampanga Health Centre IV in Nakasongola District, paralysing normal operations at the maternity unit. Currently, expectant...
Famine looms as mudslides wreak havoc in Namisindwa
In Summary The district vice chairperson of Red Cross, Mr Anthony Namasata, said more than 60 houses in the area are at a high risk, adding that families need to be relocated before they are trapped...
Over 10,000 flood victims face starvation in camps
By Joel Kaguta More than 10,000 people who were displaced by the recent floods in Kasese District face starvation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Kasese District Covid-19 taskforce is facing a hard time...
Floods displace thousands nationwide
By Monitor Team Despite rain reducing in most parts of the country, many others continue to experience devastating effects of floods. The raging floods have claimed about 20 lives and left thousands...
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8 dead as fresh floods hit Kasese
By MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU, ENID NINSIIMA & JOEL KAGUTA At least eight people were feared dead yesterday after floods and mudslides hit parts of Kasese District on the border with the Democratic...
Lake Albert floods displace 150 families in Pakwach
By IBRAHIM ADUBANGO More than 150 families in Dei A Village, Panyimur Sub-county in Pakwach District are homeless after their houses were submerged following the rising water levels of Lake Albert...
Kasese hit by another wave of flash floods in three days
In Summary Government on Saturday delivered some relief items to support the displaced persons in the district. By ENID NINSIIMA & JOEL KAGUTA Residents of Kasese District in western Uganda woke up...
Landslides claim three, displace several others in Kween
In Summary Mr Paul Sakit, the Tuikat Sub County LC III Chairperson, said the landslides have caused havoc in the entire Sub County, saying they have erased people’s houses. He said many people have...
500 families in Busia displaced by floods
By DAVID AWORI At least 500 families from seven Sub-counties in Busia District are in urgent need of shelter and food after surging water volumes on Lake Victoria and floods razed their homes. On top...
Experts offer solutions as floods ravage country
By Felix Basiime, Robert Muhereza, Felix Ainebyoona, Malik Fahad Jjingo, Bill Oketch, Philip Wafula & Sam Caleb Opio In Summary The western region National Environmental Management Authority (Nema)...
Flash floods cut off Kasese, Bundibugyo
Flash floods have again hit Kasese district cutting off Kasese-Fort Portal main road at Nyamwamba Bridge. Several residents in Kasese had a sleepless night after major rivers in the district burst...
Lockdown, floods disrupt fisheries sector
By Tony Abet In Summary Dr Nkalubo said the overlapping water may cause the crossover of some big fish species such as Nile Perch to water bodies with small fish species. She said this would disrupt...
Floods to trigger malaria cases, government warns
By NOBERT ATUKUNDA Malaria cases are expected to increase with the current floods that have continued to ravage the country, Ministry of Health has warned. Dr Jimmy Opigo, the programme manager at...
200 households displaced after Lake Kyoga bursts shoreline
By SANTO OJOK More than 200 households have been displaced in Nakasongola District after Lake Kyoga burst its shoreline on Monday, local leaders have said. The flash floods displaced residents in...