Heavy rain in Southern Rwanda Thursday killed six people, a Local Leader said.
The early morning heavy downpour in Kamonyi district destroyed houses, which collapsed on the six victims, the District Mayor, Alice Kayitesi, told local media.
Kayitesi said: “Three victims were from one family in Runda sector, among them a child.”
Flooding waters washed bodies of two victims from the family into Cyogo water stream where they were recovered.
“The child’s body was recovered from the wrecked house,’’ she said, adding that one other person from the same family was still missing.
The mayor said three people were injured and were taken to health facilities for treatment.
She appealed to residents, in high-risk areas and those residing in weak dilapidated houses, to relocate to safe places.
Thursday’s tragedy happened days after 19 people were killed by disasters, triggered by rains on Monday night across the country.
More than 40 people had been killed while 160 others were injured across Rwanda by disasters triggered by heavy rains since March, according to the ministry of disaster.
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