The Kisoro Resident district commissioner (RDC), Hajji Shafiq Sekandi has assured mudslide victims in Murora and Chahafi town council, Kisoro district of government’s support during difficult times.
Heavy downpour of rain on Tuesday night last week led to the death of eight people, several houses destroyed while crops were also washed away by mudslides, exposing residents to famine and disease risk.
While delivering nonfood relief items from United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Sekandi commended UNHCR for positively responding to the district’s polite demand to offer emergency aid to affected persons.
Sekandi noted that the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has already procured food relief items.
Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness Hon. Esther Anyakun is expected to personally deliver a consignment to the affected communities.
A report from the District Disaster Management Committee revealed that at least 111 houses have been completely destroyed.
A total of 173 houses were submerged with water while 800 people have been declared homeless.
Sekandi said over 2600 people in Murora and Chahafi have been affected directly or indirectly by the natural disaster.
The Kisoro district LCV Chairman Abel Bizimana asked the affected communities to take the support with a humble heart and use it wisely because natural disasters are being expressed all across the country.
Among the items delivered from UNHCR include 900 hoes, 900 shovels, 600 tarpaulins, 1,500 blankets, 1,500 sleeping mats, 1,500 pieces of assorted clothes while a truck of posho from OPM arrived in Kisoro.
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