The catastrophes especially affected residents of Rwankuba Sector where a landslide from a mountain in the sector hit the houses.
Speaking to National Broadcaster, RBA, the Executive Secretary of Rwankuba Sector, Vedaste Kuzabaganwa said that the rain started at around 2:00am and caused the landslides which claimed the lives of people.
“The landslides from the mountain hit houses and instantly killed ten people in different Cells of the sector,” he said.
Apart from the deaths, twenty-two houses have been destroyed.
According to Kuzabaganwa, the deaths could increase as they are still searching for missing individuals.
Recently, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR) revealed that since January to April 30th, disasters have killed 183 people and injured 207. A total of 4130 houses were damaged and 1201 were completely destroyed as 705 livestock were killed. Thirty-three bridges and twelve roads were destroyed.
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