Nine killed, two missing in western Rwanda after downpour

Rwandan official on Monday said nine people died and two others got missing in western part of the country after a downpour.
District Mayor, Godfrey Ndayambaje, said the victims died when their houses collapsed and buried them under debris in three different sectors in Ngororero district due to the rain, which started at about 4 p.m. on Sunday local time until Monday.
He said the dead included eight children, adding that two residents were still missing after a landslide on their houses and search was still on.
From March to April 27, disasters triggered by heavy rains killed 95 people, while 195 were injured in different parts of the country, statistics released by the ministry of disaster management shows.
It noted that at least 4,560 hectares of plantations were destroyed, 370 houses ruined, while 700 domestic animals were killed during the same period, according to the statistics.
The ministry said the main disasters that caused deaths were lightning and landslides.