Flooding caused by torrential rains in western and northern Rwanda has killed at least 129 people, with the death toll expected to rise, according to the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency.
The government has in the past asked residents living in wetlands and other dangerous areas to relocate.
The western and northern provinces and Kigali, the capital, are particularly hilly, making them vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season. The Ministry of Emergency Management reported last month that from January to April 20, weather-related disasters killed 60 people, destroyed more than 1,205 houses and damaged around 5,000 acres of land across Rwanda.At least three people drowned in floods last week after a river burst its banks in the remote Ugandan district of Rukungiri.
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