127 die as flooding strikes Rwanda

released : 3 May 2023 at 22: 45 Map of Rwanda finding the Northern and Western provinces where flooding has triggered lots of deaths. KIGALI – At least 127 individuals have passedaway as floods and landslides swallowedup anumberof parts of Rwanda after torrential rains, damaging houses and cutting off roadways, the presidency stated Wednesday. Images published online by the state broadcaster revealed rivers of mud sweeping through the streets as citizens rushed for security. “Rescue interventions are continuous in the most impacted districts… in order to safeandsecure endangered residents,” the workplace of President Paul Kagame stated in a declaration. “My inmost acknowledgements to the households and enjoyed ones of the victims of the landslides and floods that tookplace last night in the Western, Northern and Southern Provinces,” Kagame stated in a different declaration on Twitter. “We are doing whatever within our suggests to address this challenging scenario. I am personally following up the action carefully.” Earlier, the state-run Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) stated 115 individuals had passedaway in the Western and Northern Provinces and alerted that the floodwaters were still increasing “causing a hazard to more lives”. Most of the deaths happened in Western Province which borders Lake Kivu, it stated, including that houses and facilities hadactually been swept away and roadways closed. “I was at house with my kids however we gotaway effectively inthepast it collapsed
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