East Africans face up to heavy cost and toll of weather disasters
Citizens try to save their belongings after landslides triggered by heavy rains in Rubavu, Rwanda on May 04, 2023. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP
The East African region was this week counting the cost of heavy rains amid a high death toll and massive displacements. Now authorities have to deal with an urgent humanitarian crisis, besides thinking of future environmental plans to avoid a repeat.
Rwanda said it needs at least $160 million to rebuild infrastructure and resettle families affected by the May 2 disaster. By Tuesday, at least 9,000 people had been displaced following a heavy downpour earlier last week, killing 131 people and destroying property in Rubavu region.
