Floods and mudslides kill six in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties, Kasese

The Independent reports that heavy rains caused floods and mudslides in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties in Kasese district, killing six people and displacing hundreds. Local leaders said three members of one family died in Kasenyi village when the Kuruhe River burst its banks, and three children of another family died when a mudslide buried their house in Korukumi village. The district chairperson said local leaders were assessing the damage to report to the Office of the Prime Minister for aid.