This information reflects the response work done by the Burundi Red Cross. The Burundi Red Cross with the support of its partners of the International Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent strictly operates in neutral, independent and impartial manner to meet the humanitarian needs.
Overview
Bujumbura-rural, Rumonge, Cibitoke and Makamba provinces are experiencing again the negative effects of El Nino weather. People died and others wounded; houses and fields of crops were also damaged and flooded.
Current situation
1.Romonge
150 houses destroyed by torrential rains and flooding
many latrines destroyed
750 persons affected
many fields of crops damaged
2.Cibitoke
4 children died due to landslide in Murwi commune
1 child struk by lightning in Mugina commune
1 man drowned and died in Rugombo commune
3 children wounded due to landslide in Mabayi commune
62 houses destroyed in Murwi commune by rainstorms
Mpinga- Buzirasazi road momentarily cut in Murwi commune
3.Bujumbura-Rural
60 houses destroyed by flooding in Mutimbuzi commune
Around 400 households affected
many fields of crops damaged 4. Makamba
2 houses damaged in Nyanza-Lac commune by rainstorms