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Heavy rains have led to the collapse of several houses across the country, according to a report from the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA). 49 people have also lost lives in the last two months. File
Environment

49 people lose lives as Rwanda records 300 disaster cases in two months

Friday, May 03, 2024
A scene of the tragedy where heavy reains caused houses to collapse in Ngara Cell, in Bumbogo Sector, Gasabo District. Courtesy
Environment

Kigali: High risk zone dwellers warned to relocate as heavy rains kill mother, child in Kigali

Monday, April 29, 2024
A view of the newly completed Sebeya flood retention dam in Rubavu district to control River Sebeya floods.
Environment

How prepared are we one year after devastating rains?

Monday, April 29, 2024
Some of the over 6,000 homes that were wrecked by disasters on May 3, 2023, in Nyundo Sector, Rubavu District. The government has identified ‘disaster hotspots’ prone to floods and landslides nationwide. File
Environment

Rwanda identifies 326 disaster hotspots amid regional flood crisis

Friday, April 26, 2024
President Paul Kagame and Prof Jacques Marescaux, the founder of IRCAD France and other delegates tour the newly inaugurated IRCAD Africa on Saturday, October 7. Village Urugwiro

The future and the world coming to Rwanda

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
A devastating scene of wreckage in Ruhango cell, Gisozi sector of Gasabo District, where heavy rains caused a wall to collapse, tragically claiming the lives of a family of four on Wednesday, September 20. Wily Mucyo
Environment

Disasters kill 20 people, damage 500 houses in one month - report

Monday, October 02, 2023
According to the City of Kigali,the area on Kanyinya hill, in Ruhango Cell, Gisozi Sector, Gasabo District, is among the many earlier identified high-risk zones. Photos by Willy Mucyo
Environment

Disasters: CoK evacuates affected residents

Thursday, September 21, 2023
The wreckage caused by heavy rains when walls of a house on Kanyinya hill, in Ruhango Cell, Gisozi Sector of Gasabo District, caved in and killed a mother and two children on Wednesday, September 20, at night. Courtesy photo. COURTESY PHOTO
Environment

City of Kigali sounds warning as heavy rains kill mother, two kids in high-risk zone

Thursday, September 21, 2023
The New Times
Security

THROWBACK INTERVIEW: Kabarebe talks Kagame, liberation war, security threats

Thursday, August 31, 2023
Mayor Rubingisa disclosed that 7,361 families have been identified in high-risk zones. During the previous rainy season, 4,230 families were successfully relocated. File
Rwanda

City of Kigali clarifies eviction plans for residents in high-risk zones

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Some houses that have been identified to be in high risk zone in Nyabisindu. The identified areas in Gasabo District include Gisozi around Dove Hotel, Gatsata in area called “Mu Kiderenka”, and Nyabisindu in Remera. File

CoK names high-risk zones whose residents face evacuation orders

Monday, August 21, 2023
The New Times
Featured

Bralirwa Plc Partners with Rwanda Red Cross Society to Support Residents of Rubavu Affected by Flooding

Monday, August 21, 2023