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...
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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...
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...
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...
Over 80 families displaced by floods remain stranded
In Summary Effect. Authorities say many affected families are seeking shelter at their relatives homes while others remain stranded. By MUDANGHA KOLYANGHA A t least 80 families that were displaced by...
Over 1,000 displaced Bundibugyo flood victims registered
By FRANCIS MUGERWA More than 1,000 people who were displaced by floods that hit Bundibugyo District on Saturday have registered at two reception centres which government has set up in the district. ...
Fear as another landslide hits Sironko
By YAHUDU KITUNZI There is fear in the mountainous district of Sironko in Bugisu sub region after another landslide hit the area leaving acres of coffee destroyed. Residents said Wednesday's incident...
Bugisu landslides death toll rises to 16
By Yahudu Kitunzi & Phoebe Masongole At least 16 bodies have so far been recovered after landslides swept villages in the mountainous districts of Sironko and Bududa in Bugisu sub-region last...
Landslides devastate 4,000 Bundibugyo residents
In Summary The most areas affected by the landslides are; Bundimulinga and Hikitara villages in Tokwe sub-county Hamutoma, Humya villages in Bundibugyo town council and Buhundu parish in Bukonzo...
Famine looms as floods ravage gardens in eastern region
By MICHEAL WONIALA & FRED WAMBEDE Ms Jessica Kituyi, 41, shakes her head in despair every time she wades through flood waters in her house. “I have tried to empty the water from my house, it is two...
Floods wash away six bridges in Bundibugyo
By LONGINO MUHINDO Transport in Bundibugyo District has been paralysed after heavy rain at the weekend washed away six bridges and displaced hundreds of families. The most affected areas include...
Drought frustrates Gulu schools feeding programme
By JULIUS OCUNGI A number of parents in Gulu District have failed to contribute maize and beans to support the compulsory school feeding programme, Daily Monitor has learnt. Gulu District local...
Flood victims still homeless
In Summary During thanksgiving prayers at Bugembe Cathedral on Sunday, Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga accused government of neglecting the storm victims by giving them “little support”. By...
Prepare for famine, government tells Ugandans
In Summary Mr Christopher Kibanzanga, the State minister for Agriculture, issued the warning in an interview with Daily Monitor By PAUL TAJUBA KAMPALA. The government has warned of impending famine...
Bududa mudslide victims get more relief items
By YAHUDU KITUNZI The Eastern Cooperate Club (ECC) on Sunday donated food and other assorted items worth millions of shillings to homeless victims of the recent landslide in Bukalasi Sub County,...
Land wrangles threaten food security, government projects in Bunyoro
By Monitor Team Masindi. Land conflicts are threatening agriculture production and food security in the oil-rich Bunyoro Sub-region, leaders have said. The disputes, some of which have turned bloody,...
High malnutrition worries authorities
By ALEX TUMUHIMBISE Kakumiro. Irene Mukyeshiwabo, a mother of five from Kalangara Village in Nkooko Sub-county, Kakumiro District, is living in distress over the health of her children. Mukyeshiwabo,...
Hunger looms in aftermath of floods
In Summary Mr Alex Maseraka, the district planner, says floods have impacted on the district budget since they have had to allocate Shs70 million each financial year to mitigate flood effects. He...
10 arrested over theft of refugees’ food
By FELIX BASIIME KYEGEGWA - Police in Kyegegwa District are holding 10 people suspected of stealing food items meant for refugees in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement. The suspects, who include staff of...