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Heavy rains in Manafwa District in Bugisu Sub-region have washed away a number of bridges that were aiding transportation. This has left teachers and students from various schools stranded with no way of getting to their destinations. The destroyed bridges include Buwagogo-Bukewa, Shamukunga, Bunabwire, Shinje, and Bunasala. Locals have revealed that some of these bridges were constructed in 2014 under ...

Kashambya Sub-county residents in Rukiga district registered big losses after a heavy downpour. The storm lasted several hours which eventually led to heavy flooding over the weekend. Elineho Bandaganire, the area Sub-county chairperson revealed the worst hit areas. He said these include Nyarubisi, Nyarugororo, and Nyaruhanga cells in Kitanga parish. Elineho said that the flood destroyed properties , farmlands and ...

Japanese authorities have advised a big number of settlers to evacuate on Friday as ‘unprecedented’ levels of torrential rains hit western Japan. This increased the risk of floods and landslides according to the weather agency in the country. They forecast the downpours to continue for several days over a large swathe of the country from the northern Tohoku region to ...

The global economy’s business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen earth’s ‘vital signs’ deteriorate to record levels. This is according to an influential group of scientists who made the remarks on Wednesday. They warned that several climate tipping points are now imminent. They are part of a group of more than 14,000 scientists who have signed on to an initiative ...

Madagascar is currently experiencing heatwaves, wildfires and floods. If there’s still any doubt that the summer of 2021 is a turning point for a global awakening over the looming climate crisis, you can add one more plague of biblical proportions to the list: famine. The southern part of the island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, is ...