Disasters

The 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…

President Paul Kagame has expressed his solidarity with those affected and wounded in the recent heavy rains that have swept across the country’s Northern, Western and Southern Provinces, causing landslides…

 A heavy downpour which caused floods and landslides in the hilly Western and Northern Provinces respectively have killed nearly 100 people and fatalities are feared to be increasing. Latest figures…

Heavy rain and winds have claimed three lives in Byinza cell of Kinazi sector, Huye district leaving several property and infrastructure damaged. The disaster occurred on the evening of October 16,…

 Japanese technology has provided software that will be used in disaster quick tracking and report information to the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) and district concerned officials for…

Rubavu district residents are contemplating fleeing their homes following a fresh wave of earthquakes on Tuesday which continued to rattle the Western Province district, following the Saturday eruption of Mt.…

  River Sebeya in Western Province has burst its banks and flooded swathes of settlements in Rubavu district following recent heavy rains in the north western part of the country.…

 The fire has affected Gisozi modern market located in the Gisozi sector, Gasabo district, Kigali city. The affected part of the modern market largely includes shopping malls for clothes, mattress…

Thousands of farmers in the Mukungwa marshland have reported a pressing problem of food insecurity following devastating floods that washed away their crops in April, leaving them hopeless. On April…

This Saturday, President Paul Kagame visited areas of Nyabihu District which were recently devastated by heavy rains and floods. Kagame toured Giciye bridge which is now being reconstructed to enable…

The City of Kigali is set to relocate more households designated as located in wetlands and dangerous slopes that could be prone to disaster as rains are expected to intensify…

The problem of dwelling in marshland/wetland and risking one’s life will be no more by the end of March 2020, City of Kigali announced on Monday. The city of Kigali…