Floods cut off Kasese-Fort Portal road
Vehicles and people cross the flooded section of the Kasese-Fort Portal highway yesterday. Photo by Enid Ninsiima
KAMPALA- The Kasese-Fort Portal road has been cut off again after floods hit Kasese District for the third year in a row.
Floods overrun the Nyakasanga Bridge rendering several people and traffic stuck on either side of the bridge.
Several people who had on Wednesday morning gone to their gardens were still stuck by 3pm because they could not go back home. Police have stationed at Nyakasanga to block vehicles on either side of the bridge.
However, by press time, police had begun allowing people and vehicles to cross the bridge after the water volume reduced. However, the water volumes are expected to rise again any time
The affected areas include Base camp, Kizungu, Saluti, Kanyangyeya, Kasese airfield and Nyakasanga.
The floods came after heavy rains in parts of Bukonjo on Tuesday night.
Kasese faced devastating floods on May 1, 2013 and on May 8, 2014 that claimed some lives, displaced hundreds of people and destroyed property, including Kilembe Hospital. Since then, some government interventions have not helped stem the flooding, especially to uphill Kilembe.
