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- QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE RISING WATERS IN THE EAST AFRICAN REGION.
- Experts have warned encroachers on the shores of Lake Victoria of the possible destruction of their property due to rising water levels. In 2020, the Ministry of Water and Environment revealed that the water level on the lakead risen to 13.32 metres. Now the current rainy season has doubled volumes of water in rivers, which flow into Lake Victoria.
- The past two weeks have been disastrous in East Africa as heavy rains caused floods leading to the loss of hundreds of lives, displacement of thousands and damage to property. A spot check by The EastAfrican shows that Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi have been worst hit by the storms, with highways and railways temporarily closed.
- Experts warn that Tanzania, one of the sources of food to the region, will realise reduced yields by up to 30 percent due to the impact of the floods.
- Government Spokesperson Mobhare Matinyi said 8,532 houses have been damaged in Morogoro and Coast regions and 76,698 hectares of farms destroyed.
- The country’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa told Parliament flooding had left at least 236 injured, while more than 10,000 houses had been damaged and upwards of 200,000 people affected.
- “The heavy El Nino rains, accompanied by strong winds and flooding and landslides in various parts of the country have caused adverse effects,” Mr Majaliwa said.
A new projection by the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) shows that the first rainy season in 2024 will have more rainfall than last year.
