At least one person has been killed, seven injured by lighting, school rooftops blown off, after a heavy rain poured across the in Southern Province of Rwanda. The deceased is…
Disasters
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Society
We Need Help – Family of 1 Year Old Injured In House Collapse Pleads
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 4:35 pmMay 14 past lunch time is a day the parents and siblings of one-year-old Neza Eliola from Gahanga sector, Kagasa cell in Kicukiro will never forget following an incident that…
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National
Nearly Rwf700m Raised To Support Relief Efforts In Disaster- Affected Provinces
by Edmund Kagire 10:57 amNearly Rwf700m has been raised by Rwandans, friends of Rwanda and organisations to provide relief support to residents of the Northern, Western and Southern Provinces who were hard hit by…
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National
Disaster Update: President Kagame Thanks World Leaders For Standing With Rwanda
by Edmund Kagire 6:04 amPresident Paul Kagame has thanked leaders from across the globe who reached out and sent their condolences following the devastating floods that claimed 135 people in parts of Northern, Western…
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National
“You Will Go Back To Your Homes Soon”-President Kagame Promises Disaster-Hit Western Province Residents
by Jean Felix Muhire 5:29 pmPresident Paul Kagame on Friday promised disaster-affected residents of Western Province that the government will do whatever it takes to ensure that they go back to their homes safely. The…
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National
Heart-breaking Story of Flood Disaster That Separated Baby from Mother
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 11:29 pmMay 2, 2023 was just another day in the life of a young couple of Nteziyaremye Feza and Mukamanzi Genereuse. In the evening, Nteziyaremye, the husband returned home from his…
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Special Reports
Rwanda Flood Disaster: Viewers Misinformed by Western Media’s Blind Spot On Rwanda
by Vincent Gasana 3:57 pmA week or so after the deadliest floods to have hit Rwanda in recent memory, those among Western media, who mentioned the disaster at all, have moved on to the…
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Visiting services of the Bishop of Nyundo Diocese and the nearby Saint Pie X Seminary in Western Province, you would thank God that despite all the dreadful recent damages, river…
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National
Disaster Management: Cabinet Approves Emergency Response Plan Following Recent Rains
by Edmund Kagire 11:16 pmAn extraordinary meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame, at Urugwiro Village on Monday, approved an emergency response plan to support people in parts of Western, Northern and Southern provinces, following…
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Special Reports
Rubavu: The Difficult First Sunday in the Disaster’s Aftermath
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 4:12 pmMay 7 was the fifth day after rains calamity befell the Western, Northern and Southern Provinces, killing 131 people and damaging scores of properties. It is Sunday morning, and the…
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National
Watch Over Each Other, As We Watch Over You – Government Assures Flood Victims
by Vincent Gasana 12:36 amDay four of what increasingly looks like a national disaster, the government, which up to now has poured all available resources into supporting those who are bearing the brunt of…
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GRIEF: PM Ngirente Visits Disaster Hit Provinces, Promises Full Gov’t Support To Victims
by Edmund Kagire 2:04 pmThe Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente, on Wednesday joined residents of Western Province to bury some of the victims of the floods and landslides resulting from heavy rains that ravaged…