{"id":44606,"date":"2021-10-14T13:24:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rulindo-disaster-hit-residents-receive-emergency-assistance\/"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:38:58","slug":"rulindo-disaster-hit-residents-receive-emergency-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rulindo-disaster-hit-residents-receive-emergency-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rulindo: Disaster-hit residents receive emergency assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the exercise that began on Wednesday 13th October 2021 afternoon, the ministry donated notebooks, soaps, floor mats and roofing sheets to residents while Rwahi Health Center received a tent to be used during the ongoing inoculation program.  <\/p>\n<p>Donated 1145 roofing sheets are to be distributed to 54 vulnerable families and early childhood development center in the area.  <\/p>\n<p>The ministry also donated 220 kilograms of nails and 165 kgs of cables that will be used by residents to tighten roofs.  <\/p>\n<p>The heavy downpour destroyed 216 houses including residential houses, kitchens, buildings of a health center and fell off eight electric poles in Rulindo district.<\/p>\n<p>The rain which poured down for about two hours ravaged buildings in the cells of Rutonde, Rubona and Kajangwe in Shyorongi sector of Rulindo district.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the mayor of Rulindo district, Emmanuel Kayiranga said that the assessment of damaged properties was ongoing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, we have registered a number of destroyed properties including two buildings of Rwahi Health Center, a kitchen at Muvumu Primary School, eight electric posts, 123 residential houses, 13 annex buildings, 32 latrines and three livestock sheds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rain also destroyed crops including bananas planted on a hectare, beans on 0.7 hectare, maize on five hectares, cassava on 0.2 hectare and sweet potatoes on 0.3 hectare,\u201d added Kayiranga.<\/p>\n<p>He urged residents to tighten their houses\u2019 roofs and support affected neighbors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39781 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/sanitary.jpg\" alt=\"One of affected residents receiving soaps.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39779 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/san_tent.jpg\" alt=\"Rwahi Health Center received tents to be used during the ongoing inoculation program.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39780 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/san-2.jpg\" alt=\"Residents offloading roofing sheets.  \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{The Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) has donated basic home items to disaster-hit residents whose houses were destroyed by heavy rain characterized by violent wind that poured down in Shyorongi sector of Rulindo district on 9th October 2021.} <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-44606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default 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