{"id":31723,"date":"2023-05-03T12:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=31723"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:49:35","slug":"rwanda-floods-and-landslides-more-than-100-people-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=31723","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda floods and landslides: More than 100 people dead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BBC News:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More than 100 people have died after floods and landslides hit Rwanda&#8217;s northern and western province, authorities say.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Many houses collapsed on people,&#8221; said western province governor Fran\u00e7ois Habitegeko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that main roads in the area &#8220;are not usable because of landslides&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda&#8217;s public broadcaster RBA reports that the casualty numbers are expected to increase as floodwaters continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government&#8217;s main priority now is to &#8220;reach every house that has been damaged to ensure we can rescue any person who may be trapped&#8221;, the Reuters news agency quotes Mr Habitegeko as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Relief efforts have already started, &#8220;including helping to bury victims of the disaster and providing supplies to those whose homes were destroyed,&#8221; a government minister for emergencies, Marie Solange Kayisire, told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/world-africa-65361155\">Africa Live Page: For news updates from around the continent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The heavy rains pounded Rwanda &#8220;all night&#8221; and more downpours are expected throughout the month, authorities say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy rains and consequent damage and casualties between March and May are commonplace in Rwanda, but the deluge on Tuesday night was unusually strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/CC0E\/production\/_129583225_mediaitem129583224.jpg\" alt=\"Floods\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image caption, Rescue activities in remote areas are underway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the worst flooding Rwanda has seen since May 2020 when around 80 people died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deaths have also been reported in neighbouring Uganda, where six people have died after landslides, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UgandaRedCross\/status\/1653662755038044160\">the Ugandan Red Cross says.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda&#8217;s weather authority is linking the unusual rains seen in recent years to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many factors contribute to flooding, but a warming atmosphere caused by climate change makes extreme rainfall more likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC News: More than 100 people have died after floods and landslides hit Rwanda&#8217;s northern and western province, authorities say. &#8220;Many houses collapsed on people,&#8221; said western province governor Fran\u00e7ois Habitegeko. He added that main roads in the area &#8220;are not usable because of landslides&#8221;. Rwanda&#8217;s public broadcaster RBA reports that the casualty numbers are expected to increase as floodwaters continue to rise. The government&#8217;s main priority now is to &#8220;reach every house that has been damaged to ensure we can rescue any person who may be trapped&#8221;, the Reuters news agency quotes Mr Habitegeko as saying. 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