Sebeya River Kills 3, Destroys Property

{{Lives have been lost and property destroyed valued in millions when River sebeya in Rubavu district burst its banks overflowing.}}

Reports indicate that a house was washed away and a resident was killed by the over flowing river.

Witnesses observed that when the river burst its banks there was no rainfall. However, it could have been raining upstream in the hills.

On April 1, lifeless bodies were discovered along the path of the overflowing river that destroyed property along its downstream path.

Munyanganizi Sebikari Jean the executive secretary at Kanama sector told IGIHE in an interview, “three people including an adult and 2 children aged 8 and 12 were washed away and killed by the overflowing river at Kibuga village, Rusongati, Kanama sector”.

Munyanganizi said one of the killed children was a refugee at Nkamira camp. He was washed away by Gatare River that feeds into Sebeya River where this child was found lifeless.

Another child killed by Sebeya River was traced to Nyabirasa sector in Rutsiro district.

Munyanganizi told IGIHE that area authorities are currently sensitising residents about the dangers of natural disasters and urging them to relocate to safer zones away from the banks of the rivers.

{Residents trying to rescue a pair washed away by Sebeya River}