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Burundi: Heavy Rains Destroy 100 Houses in Kanyosha
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Burundi Réalités (Bujumbura)
9 November 2007
Posted to the web 10 November 2007
Bujumbura
Heavy rains that hit the city of Bujumbura on 08 destroyed more than 100 houses in the commune of Kanyosha according to administrative sources who already have started counting the damages.
The rains also destroyed crops, houses and plantations in Mutambu commune in Rural-Bujumbura province. The power plant of Mugere was also damaged by the rains causing electrical disturbances in the city of Bujumbura.
Heavy rains made damages in the north of the city of Bujumbura where hundreds of houses have been destroyed. The government has not yet brought assistance to the victims although the Solidarity minister, Mrs Immaculée Nahayo, indicates that plastic sheets are to be distributed.
Minister Nahayo indicates that there are no funds available for these catastrophes that have repeatedly hit the country.
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Hail storms also destroyed plantations in Buyengero in Bururi provinces. This area is one of most agriculturally productive communes of Bururi.
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