Floods destroy roads in Kaliro

Dec 12, 2019

At some point, passengers swim across the swamp to get to waiting taxis, which cannot cross the flooded swamp.

Residents wading through the flooded area. Photos by Bruno Mugooda

It is now five months and farmers and traders from Kaliro district and nearby areas are already counting losses after heavy downpours have virtually destroyed their main source of income.

 
No vehicle would dare cross over the swamp just after a reported 43 vehicles experienced engine failure.

 
At some point, passengers swim across the swamp to get to waiting taxis, which cannot cross the flooded swamp. 

 

The farmers cannot access the markets for there products and the prices of the goods have also drastically fallen as there are no buyers.

 

 

 

 

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