More Floods Expected in Uganda

Ugandan soldiers and relatives are retrieving the bodies of villagers buried under a rain-triggered landslide in Bududa on March 3. Weather forecasters are predicting more flooding and landslides until mid-April. Peter Busomoke/AFP/Getty Images

Weather forecasters say there will be more flooding in already disaster-struck Uganda. The forecast was issued Thursday for people living in the eastern part of the country.

On Monday, 100 people died due to a mudslide in the region known as the Bududa District. Rains are expected until mid-April, according to a Daily Monitor report.

The current advisory states that people living in flood-prone areas should move to higher ground. Heavy rainfall may cause further landslides near the mountainous regions in the country. Ugandan authorities have said that it is each person’s individual responsibility to avoid disaster in the floods because they cannot provide adequate help.

Back in 2007, flooding caused widespread damage across the African nation, leading to famine which still affects the country today.