Tag: Kasese floods

By Keefa Nuwahereza The heavy rains  that  Uganda has received during the first quarter of the year have caused flooding in several parts of the country but the worst his area is Kasese district, where river banks burst, thereby wrecking havoc in several villages, including Kilembe mines, where property worth millions of shillings was destroyed. So far, one Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier  and seven others are reported to have died, with several many missing and property worth millions of shillings destroyed by the floods. The catastrophe occurred after Rivers Nyamwamba and Thaku overflowed, thereby flooding all areas along their shores,    Several homes in Kasese district were submerged in water We have since learnt that traffic between Uganda a...