Bodies of flood victims in Kasese District were recovered from the Muhokya River on Monday morning.
The victim, identified as Basigirende Masereka, a resident of Kyamiza village in Muhokya sub-county, went missing after four hours of heavy rain on Sunday. The bodies were first seen by some farmers who went to the garden.
Kasambya village chief Brian Kintembo said the deceased died trying to cross the flooding Muhokya river.
Godfrey Mugisa, a resident of Busambo Cell in Kisongora Ward, said the deceased was last seen along with three others who have since disappeared.
“I was sitting on the porch of my house when a group of four people, including the deceased, passed by me. I was surprised to see him dead. I had no idea where the other three were. No,” said Mugisa.
Heavy rains also breached the levees of the Kyangtutu River, destroying crops and other property in the Mahango sub-county of Bukonzo East County.
The Nyamwamba River also registered a rise in water levels, destroying gabions and leaving gardens near the riverbanks.
Hannington Katarikawe, a resident of Kyanjuki, said the makeshift bridge built by the Sri Lanka Company over the Nyamuwamba River and linking the two villages of Kyanjuki and Katiri was blocked.
A bridge connecting Masure Primary School on the Nyamuwamba River was also washed away, leaving students and teachers without alternative routes to access the school.
Robert Kanyerezi, manager of the Uganda Road Cross Kasese Branch, said the assessment was being conducted to advise all people living on the Nyamwamba River to be vigilant.
