Storm destroys homes, crops in Agago

A police officer attached to Omot Police Station and locals in the area escaped death after a storm razed their houses. A total of 11 houses and three police units were destroyed.

A police officer, Ray Ogwang was counselling five people at station when the storm blew off the unit in which they were.

"I have never seen such storm since I was born," Ogwang, 51, said while showing the wound inflicted on his hand.

A sunflower garden hit by the storm Omot sub county headquarters in Agago district.

 
Ogwang said one of the units blown away was a cell where suspects are detained.

When contacted, the DPC Agago Albert Onyango said the incident has caused them untold suffering as they have no place to keep suspects when they are arrested.

He said his office in liaison with district council is doing everything possible to replace the damaged units.

Onyango said a quick intervention is paramount.

Part of the sub county staff quarters' rooftop blown off by the storm at Omot sub county headquarters in Agago district.

 
The storm also blew off the roof of Omot sub county headquarters' administration block under construction. Banana, simsim and sunflower plantations were destroyed.

The Omot LC3 vice chairperson, Hellen Akello pointed out that roof of the administration block under construction was blown off due to shoddy work by the contractor.

According to John Oketch, 28, his family of six children narrowly survived as the storm blew off his roof and a brick injured his son Isaac Oketch, 8, who was rushed to Life Care clinic in Omot Sub County.

He also said that he suffered a double loss as his banana plantation was also hit by the storm.

A tree that was uprooted by the storm at Omot sub county headquarters