This information reflects the response work done by the Burundi Red Cross. The Burundi Red Cross with the support of its partners of the International Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent strictly operates in neutral, independent and impartial manner to meet the humanitarian needs.
Overview A rainstorm hit Bujumbura -Rural and Bururi provinces during the night of 8 March 2016. That storm caused death and destruction of houses.
Bujumbura-Rural
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2 persons wounded by debris of their collapsed house in Muhuta commune
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1 house destroyed by strong wind in Muhuta commune
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3 houses whose roofs were removed by strong wind in Muhuta commune
Bururi
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127 houses whose roofs were removed by strong wing in Rumonge commune
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5 classrooms whose roofs were removed by strong wind in Rumonge commune
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3 fishermen drowned in the Lake Tanganyika following a strong wind at Rumonge commune level