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Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The relocation of Kilembe Mines Hospital to Kasese town has angered residents of Kilembe Sub County. Floods hit Kasese District two weeks sweeping away all the buildings of Kilembe Mines Hospital. The floods washed away the medical store, kitchen, surgery rooms, private wards, and the …

Bundibugyo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 800 families in Busaru sub-county Bundibugyo District are yet to receive relief aid after they were displaced by floods last week. The floods hit the district after River Lamia burst its banks.  The residents lost several gardens of sweet potatoes, beans and maize  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has delivered an assortment of non-food items to the people affected by floods in Kasese district. Kasese district has been the hardest hit district by recent floods in the region that have left over 120,000 persons displaced, gardens and property …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District Environment officer Augustine Kooli has asked the government to urgently stop illegal irrigation along the banks of River Nyamwamba. He says that farmers have constructed irrigation channels which have diverted the water from its course into communities. The demand comes a few …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Kasese district are rallying advantaged Ugandans in the region to contribute relief towards persons affected by the ongoing lockdown and floods. Residents from various places have increasingly been storming the RDC’s compound demanding for relief since the extension of the lockdown …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second wave of floods has washed away a huge part of Kilembe Mines Hospital and severely destroyed two villages in Kasese district as River Nyamwamba and several other rivers burst their banks on Sunday. The two villages of Kanyaruboga and Bulembia in Kilembe …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Floods have destroyed 25 homes in Muramba Sub County in Kisoro district. The floods were triggered by heavy rains that hit the area on Thursday night lasting for over five hours. Bernard Mushime, a resident of Sooko parish, says the floods erupted after the water …

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 residents in Dei and Panyimur sub counties in Pakwach district have been displaced following the rising water levels of Lake Albert. Over 100 houses in the two sub-counties have been submerged and property worth millions of shillings destroyed by the floods …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Floods have hit Kasese district after three major rivers in burst their banks.  The rivers Nyamwamba in Kasese town, Mubuku in Ibanda-Kyanya town council and River Nyamughasana in Kyalhumba sub County. The floods follow a heavy downpour that pounded the district on Tuesday and Wednesday.   …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents displaced by the floods in Kasese district have refused to relocate to safe areas. Floods hit Karusandara and Buhuhira sub counties leaving hundreds of people displaced and crops destroyed. However, despite calls by local leaders to evacuate the residents to the sub-county headquarters, …