At least seven families in Kasese have been left homeless after
the houses in which they were staying in were destroyed by heavy rains.
The Monday heavy downpour left five houses in Kidodo cell of Kasese
municipality destroyed.
Another house was demolished in Saluti Cell while the other house was
in Mahango Sub County.
Salim Babu, a resident of Saluti A cell says that the heavy rains caused floods
which nearly submerged his house causing one of the walls to collapse.
Babu said he was lucky that at the time the incident happened, his wife and the
children were awake and sensed that the building might collapse and moved outside.
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In Kidodo cell of Central division Kasese municipality, 21 toilets, 3 fences
and five houses were demolished in the heavy rains.
Sharif Masereka, a resident in Kidodo whose latrine was also
washed away, said he fears for a possible outbreak of cholera since many
latrines have been washed away.
He says that Kasese Municipal Council should develop a drainage system to prevent
such occurrences.
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Sanyu Gideon Ntabose the Vice Kasese LCV Chairperson said that there is need
for the residents of Kasese to desist from erecting unapproved structures.
Ntabose argued that unplanned housing and settlements are partly to blame for
the menace that happens in Kasese town when heavy rains happen.
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Kasese district is prone to extreme weather conditions ranging
from floods, stormy winds and landslides.
In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the district suffered floods that left property worth
billions of shillings destroyed in Kasese town.
