Heavy rain-induced disasters kill 52 in Rwanda since April


KIGALI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 52 people have been killed and 107 others injured by disasters triggered by heavy rains in Rwanda since the beginning of April, an official said on Friday.

Adalbert Rukebanuka, director general of planning, policy, and risk reduction at the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management, told reporters in the national capital of Kigali that between April 1 and 16, the country recorded 390 disaster incidents.

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