around the world | Floods and landslides kill more than 127 people in Rwanda

Written By سنان خلف on 2023/05/03

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The wave of heavy rains hitting Rwanda caused the death of more than 127 people as a result of floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains that also destroyed several homes and cut roads in this small country in East Africa.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> On Wednesday afternoon, the authorities announced an official national preliminary toll, after the Rwanda Broadcasting Corporation had confirmed the death of 109 people, based on figures issued by local administrations.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And the presidency in Rwanda announced that &quot;to date&quot; 127 people have died in the northern, western and southern provinces after heavy rains on Tuesday night.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><br /> She added that in the most affected areas of Rubavu, Ngororero, Nyaboho (west), Gakinki, Burira, Muzanzi (north) and Nyamagabe (south), operations continue to &quot;evacuate residents from the affected areas and secure a temporary place for them, as these areas are exposed to great risks during the rains.&quot; &quot;.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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