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Storm leaves Luweero villages in ruins
A banana plantation destroyed by a storm which hit Nambere and Mazzi villages in Kamira Sub-county on Sunday. PHOTO BY DAN WANDERA
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Devastation. Houses, coffee plantations razed to the ground in a storm that also saw many trees felled to the ground.
Luweero. A heavy rainstorm has destroyed more than 12 acres of banana and coffee plantations in Kamira Sub-county, Luweero District.
According to the sub-county chairperson, Mr Livingstone Kategaya, the storm, which hit Mazzi and Nabinaka parishes on Sunday afternoon, also left many houses without roofs. Mr Kategaya said several gardens were also destroyed by falling trees.
“Some farmers have lost their entire gardens. We are lucky not to have registered any injuries although several homes were de-roofed,”Mr Kategaya told Daily Monitor yesterday.
The storm hit areas which are already facing threats of the floods from River Ssezibwa, which according to Mr Kategaya, has burst its banks and affected Mazzi, Kabunyata, Makonkonyigo villages, with many roads currently impassable.
The sub-county youth councillor, Mr Musisi Lugemwa, said they have appealed to district authorities to consider the plight of the affected residents.
“Some of our farmers are likely to be hit by hunger after losing their gardens to the floods and the storm. We also appeal to the farmers to be on the alert because the rains are likely to affect more areas of the sub-county,” said Mr Musisi, who is also the secretary for works and technical services.
The storm comes days as many residents in the region are counting losses after heavy rains pounded their areas. In Nakaseke District, access to Kinoni, Kinyogoga and Ngoma sub-counties became impossible after rains damaged the roads. Some milk dealers said they failed to transport their milk to collection centres due to bad roads.
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