Floods have cut off major roads in Miirya Sub County in Masindi district.
In an exclusive interview with our reporter,Livingstone Kyotamanya, the LC3 Chairperson for Miirya Sub County, said that due to the flooding on major roads, it has hindered access to other places and activities, thus skyrocketing commodity prices and high transport fares for those traveling to Masindi town and other places.
Kyotamanya attributed the flooding to rainfall and climate change, stressing that they have much more rain compared to other seasons. He noted that some students didn’t sit for their finals, and residents are missing health services due to floods.
He also asked residents to be security cautious when using the flooded roads so as not to fall prey to dangerous aquatic species like snakes and others.
The major roads that have been cut off are Masindi Port Road, Kinumi-Kisindizi, Kinumi-Katagurukwa, and Kigenga Road. Kyotamanya stresses that, as the subcounty, they don’t have the capacity to maintain these roads due to a lack of funds.
Last month, over 300 families from Kimengo Sub County were displaced by flooding water from the River Kafu.
