Residents seen trying to retrieve a car from a flooded banana plantation in Namakwekwe, Mbale District after Nabuyonga and Namatala rivers burst their banks on July 31, 2022 following all-night rain.
What you need to know: Scores feared dead in Mbale District after Nabuyonga and Namatala rivers burst their banks this morning following all-night rain. At least three people have been confirmed dead and several others said to be missing after floods cut off Mbale city. The rain that started on Saturday at 8pm until about 7am on Sunday hasleft Namabasa, Busajabwankuba, Busamaga, Nkoma, Milo taano among others devastated.
Mr Ahamada Waashaki, the Mbale City Resident Commissioner said on Sunday that bodies of three people have so far been recovered after Namatala and Nashibiso rivers burst their banks. He added that there are fears that several other people have died, especially boda boda riders and drivers of small vehicles.
Monitorreporter saw some bodies floating in the water as members of different families were seen searching for their missing relatives. Three vehicles are also said to have plunged into river Namatala where some of the victims are reported to have died from.
WATCH: Scores feared dead in Mbale District after Nabuyonga and Namatala rivers burst their banks this morning following all-night rain. #MonitorUpdates
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