Rwangingo, a marshland of more than 900 hectares straddling the districts of Nyagatare and Gatsibo in Eastern Province, has had some of its parts submerged, ruining rice, maize, beans and soybean plantations.
This was caused by excessive rains experienced during the past few days, which caused an overflow of Rwangingo Valley Dam located in Gatsibo District, a dam that was built to irrigate the crops in the marshland during the dry season.
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