One feared dead, four injured in Bulambuli floods

One person is feared dead and four others have been hospitalised following a heavy downpour in Bulambuli district.

One person is feared buried underneath

Fred Namugowa, the speaker for Bulago Sub County, says the injured have been transferred for immediate care to Bulago general clinic.

https://nilepost.co.ug/2019/08/28/lives-feared-lost-as-floods-hit-bulambuli-district/

Local authorities are mobilising residents to try and help those most affected by the heavy downpour which turned into floods as rivers burst their banks.

Red Cross says the most affected areas are Nabiwutulu, Gimadu Bugatiisa and Buluganya.

A Red Cross team is on ground to conduct assessment, establish magnitude of the disaster and the needs of the people affected.

 

 

 

 

 

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