Rwandan government has on Monday in Kigali confirmed
that landslides caused by heavy rains killed 49 people and destroyed hundreds
of buildings in Rwanda over the weekend.
It said in a statement that downpours brought down
500 homes, damaged infrastructure and injured another 26 people from Saturday
night into late on Sunday.
Seraphine Mukantabana Disaster Management and
Refugee Affairs Minister, said so far 49 bodies had been counted and search and
rescue officials were combing the affected areas for more bodies.
She said that most of the people affected were
children and the elderly.
Mukantabana said that more than 26 people were
rushed to hospital, while 442 houses were destroyed.
”The landslides also blocked roads, including one in
Gisenyi leading to neighbouring Congo.
"The fatalities included 34 in Gakenke
district, eight in Muhanga, four in Rubavu and three in Ngororero,’’ she said.
Countries across East Africa have reported much
heavier rainy seasons this year, many of them blaming the El Nino weather
phenomenon.
Also residential buildings collapsed in Kenya's
capital on April 29 after days of flooding, killing 49 people.
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