{{As the rainy season starts, two children have reportedly been killed in a storm that devastated Musheri Sector,Nyagatare district in the Eastern Province.}}
The heavy rain poured over the weekend also severely injuring four people and destroying property including 67 buildings and 30 hectares of Banana plantation.
Musheri Sector official Dens Habarugira, told media that relief efforts were underway from the Ministry of Disaster Management and refugee Affairs. “Stakeholders are assessing the damage. They will soon come to the aid of the affected people,” he said.
Habarugira added,“We must intensify the campaign to plant trees, so that they may act as wind breakers in the future. In the mean time, we urge residents to shelter the affected people as we look for solutions.”
Residents in the hardly hit area fear food shaortage and called for quick help from the government.
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