Over 169 hectares of food crops have been washed away by the recent constant rains since 11 May in Murundi sector, Kayonza district.
The executive secretary of Murundi sector Murekezi Claude said most crops destroyed include those planted in low laying areas especially mashlands.
“beans,maize,sorhgum and soyabeans crops have been mostly washed away by floods”.
Residents in the area fear that in the nearfuture they will have to endure hunger since this season there is less to harvest from their gardens.
Not only crops, houses were also destroyed especially in Ryamanyoni and Cyamburara villages in Murundi sector.
Murekezi says that the concerned authorities have been notified about the problem and residents are waiting for the responces from above.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi accompanied by government officials visited flooded areas resulting from busted Nyabugogo, Nyabarongo and Akagera rivers.
The Prime Minister diercted concerned institutions to respond quickly to the affected citizens and finding a long term solution to the flood problem.
Dr. Habumuremyi also said effective this week, a series of community work (Umuganda) should be conducted to cleanup roads and blocked water ways.
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