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Rwanda floods kill 130, destroy over 5,000 houses

FILE PHOTO: Residents wade through water after their homes were swamped following rains that triggered flooding and landslides in Rubavu district, Western province, Rwanda May 3, 2023. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains that have killed 130 people in Rwanda this week have also destroyed more than 5,000 homes, a government spokesperson said on Thursday.

The rains that started on Tuesday evening caused floods and landslides in the country's Western and Northern provinces. The death toll stood at 129 on Wednesday.

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