Members of Ugandan Red Cross carry a dead body after heavy rains caused landslides leaving 16 dead in Kampala, uganda on December 08, 2019. ( UGANDAN RED CROSS / HANDOUT - Anadolu Agency )
Kampala - Flooding in Uganda has claimed at least 16 lives, the Red Cross said, as the region reels from weeks of rain.
Rescuers have been recovering the bodies of victims swept to their deaths by the flash floods in the western Bundibugyo area, the aid group said, adding that homes have been washed away and a number of roads blocked or destroyed.
The Red Cross said its volunteers continued to recover more bodies, including some trapped in cocoa trees in the Bundibugyo hills, describing the events as "devastating".
Large parts of east Africa have suffered floods and landslides in recent weeks. Hundreds have died and millions have been displaced, according to (BBC).
Meanwhile, in Somalia, the authorities are trying to assess the damage caused by tropical storm Pawan, which brought wind and torrential rain to part of the northern coast on Saturday, cutting communications with the town of Eyl.
Heavy rain has been battering Somalia for weeks, and intensified on Friday into Saturday.
Police, military, aid agencies and community members are assisting with search and rescue operations in more than a dozen affected areas.
