Uganda: Hailstorms Hit Mbarara

31 August 2011

A hailstorm that hit four villages in Mbarara district on Friday destroyed crops and property. Over 200 families in Nyarubungo, Nyakabare and Kitunguru parishes in Rugando sub-county, Rwampara county were affected.

Rwampara MP Vincent Mujuni Kyamadidi said the storm killed animals, too. Kyamadidi urged the Government to help the affected villages with food and seeds.

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