A woman is rescued following landslides in Cibitoke province, northwest Burundi |
By Our
Correspondent, Cibitoke BURUNDI
At least
26 people have been confirmed dead and seven others injured in a landslide in
Burundi’s Cibitoke province, northwest of the country.
“There was a landslide on December 4, around 4pm in
Mugina commune following heavy rains. Currently the death toll is at 26 but 10
people are still missing,” said Burundi’s police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye in
a statement.
Rescue and recovery operations are still ongoing.
The loss of life comes at a time when the East
African Community is expected to set up an urgent response fund for floods and
environmental disaster for affected communities.
According to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (Unocha), unusually heavy rainfall and flooding have
claimed more than 280 people across the East African region, affected more than
2.8 million people.
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