Great Lakes traders count losses as floods cut off Uganda road
A man removes debris from the flooded road at the village of Bupfune near Kibuye, in Rwanda's Western Province on May 4, 2023. PHOTO | MARIAM KONE | AFP
A week after more than 20 people were killed by floods and mudslides in Southwestern Uganda, River Katonga flooded and cut off the Kampala-Masaka Highway, a part of the Northern Corridor trade route to Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The flooding caused a traffic gridlock that stretched 20km, according to eyewitnesses.
