Disastrous Floods in Uganda Claim the Lives of 24 People, Death Toll Continues to Rise

Chickens walk in the mud after being flooded in Mbale, eastern Uganda, on August 02, 2022. - Over 22 people were killed in flash floods in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale including a group of partygoers who became trapped in a minibus. Two rivers burst their banks at the weekend after the city was battered by heavy rainfall, leading to mudslides that inflicted widespread damage and left many residents homeless.
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In recent and urgent news from different news media outlets, as well as online news media websites, a total of 24 folks have been reported dead, owing to the severe weather condition that took place in parts of Uganda.

Both the local and national authorities have now been working hard to come up with different strategies and measures to secure the safety of the citizens and individuals from the flash floods that have been occurring.

Fierce Floods in Uganda

According to the latest update from the national administration as well as to the Uganda Red Cross estimates, which was posted under CNN Edition, the extreme events caused by severe heavy rainfall in portions of eastern Uganda had also resulted in the deaths 24 individuals.

The overflowing of water in different parts of Eastern Uganda, namely; Bugisu, Mbale, as well as Kapchorwa claimed the lives of ten folks on Sunday, this is as per to the national agency in control of assistance, emergency planning, including refugees in the Prime Minister's Office in an announcement close to the end on Sunday.

Nonetheless, the casualty count went much higher on Monday, which as per to the statement of the authorities is already expected considering the fact that many more incident and casualties are not yet reported prior due to the bad weather, Reuters updated.

In an official interview, covered by CTV News, Uganda Red Cross spokesman Irene Nakasita claimed that the investigators have recovered 21 dead from Mbale and three more from Kapchorwa. This resulted to a tally of 24 deaths after the flash flood.

Spokesperson Nakasita further stated that a vehicle bringing humanitarian assistance was on its route to assist individuals who had been evacuated in the impacted regions, which is just one of the various methods the Uganda government have been doing in order to help assist the citizens having difficulty during this trying times.

The heavy weather conditions came on the heels of a serious slump in large sections of the nation, which has left the several places dry and vegetation in subject areas burnt. Moreover, the eastern area of Uganda is more susceptible to inundation following heavy rains; however, the entire nation is susceptible to environmental calamities.

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24 People Dead Due to Flood in Uganda

Throughout the ancient times, heavy rains have killed a number of people. When flood events washed out residences in the nation's economic eastern Bududa area in 2018, more than 30 people were murdered and numerous others were relocated.

Relatively early in the year of 2010, there has been a record of 80 individuals that had been slain in district of Bududa by strong flash floods caused by a heavy rainstorm. The incident was noted to be one among Uganda's deadliest tragedies in current history, BDNews24 reported.

Severe flooding as well as landslides had also damaged many as hundreds of thousand if not half a million count of folks in Bududa and Sironko areas of the state in eastern Uganda, as well as Bundibugyo in western Uganda, in accordance with a release from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to the study, an additional 65,000 individuals have already been evacuated, as per Latest US News Hub.