Uganda: Storm Kills Pupil Sironko School

Kampala — One pupil died and several others were injured when a hailstorm blew off the roof of a classroom block at Soola Primary School in Bukiyi sub-county, Sironko district. The head teacher, Gertrude Kikome, identified the deceased as Esther Nakayenze, a P5 pupil and daughter to Aneli Gimeyi.

"It started just after the pupils had entered the classrooms after the lunch break. A teacher rushed to evacuate them when the roofs started flying off," Kikome narrated the Thursday ordeal. "Nakayenze asked her classmates to kneel down and pray instead of running away.

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