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12,000 people households displaced after Lake Kyoga water levels rise

Noelyn Nassuuna by Noelyn Nassuuna
July 19, 2021
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12,000 people households displaced after Lake Kyoga water levels rise

Flooded. Some of the homes that were submerged after Lake Kyoga burst its shoreline in Nabiswera Sub-county, Nakasongola District, 2020. PHOTO BY SANTO OJOK

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By Billy Oketch

 More than 12,000 people in 4000 households have been forced from their homes following a rise in water levels on Lake Kyoga sparked by heavy rains in Amolatar District.

The flash floods have washed away roads and bridges, submerged gardens and houses, destroyed road networks and uprooted trees, leaving villages in total devastation.

Kioga County Member of Parliament Moses Junior Okot B’tek, says the most affected areas are; Nalobwoyo, Acii, Etam, Awon, Aputi and Awelo sub-counties.

He says Amolatar people are predominantly farmers engaged in livestock and crop production but unfortunately both livestock and crops are now unable to do well underwater.

He explains that the situation in Amolatar is unique and peculiar because it is a very dry place and the district is on the windward side of Lake Kyoga.

This means the rains usually fall on the other side of Kangai in Dokolo District but inside Amolatar is very dry with a desert-like environment.

Richard Musota, Manager Upper Nile Water Management Zone under the Directorate of Water Resources, said the Ministry of Water and Environment has since 2020 been issuing an early warning to the communities but no effort was made  to relocate the most at-risk population

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