Tag Archives: floods

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty five families in Munami village in Nakasongola district have been displaced because of the increasing water level in Lake Kyoga. The affected families have taken refuge in a community church hall. Julius Ssebukeera, a resident of Munami village says heavy winds pushed water …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fresh floods have destroyed several crop gardens in Butaleja district causing farmers huge loses. The floods were triggered by heavy rains that pounded the district on Monday evening. They mainly affected rice gardens in Busaba and Nawanjofu sub counties where a number of gardens were washed …

Buhera, Zimbabwe | AFP |  Just under a year ago, Alice Posha fled her home in the middle of the night and then watched as it was swept away by floods. The torrential rain came from Cyclone Idai, one of the worst storms ever to hit Africa and the fiercest on …

  Paris, France | AFP | At least 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of over $1 billion and seven of them cost at least $10 billion, British charity Christian Aid said Friday. This year is set to be the second hottest year in history and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Business owners in Bwaise have spent a good part of the day sweeping and mopping water out of their premises following a heavy downpour last night and early morning. Apart from the rains that entered their buildings, a large amount of water from Nakamiro channel …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  While the rest of the World is celebrating Christmas, floods victims in the mountainous Bundibugyo District are living a tale of hopelessness and pain. The more than 1000 displaced person camped at Semuliki High Secondary School in Harugale Sub County and Bubukwanga Transit Camp in …

Avoid it if you can, be careful if you can’t | MOTORING GURU | The rain these days is throwing up the unexpected. A road that you have driven on for years without incident will easily become flooded. That is why it is important to recall the tips you picked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current floods being experienced in Southern parts of the country will subside in January next year while in other parts at the end of December. The floods which worsened in September has left several parts of the country cut off with landslides accompanying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Truck drivers and members of the business community have blamed floods that devastated Pakwach yesterday, on a blocked waterway on the road connecting Pakwach to Paraa.   A part of River Nile in Nwoya district burst its banks on Tuesday causing floods that paralyzed business and …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Livingstone International University in Mbale has postponed its forthcoming examinations over floods. The university was set to begin its semester one examinations on  Nov 25th, 2019. However, the university campus was flooded on Saturday after River Nabuyonga burst its banks following heavy rains. Several other …