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Around Burundi’s largest lake, women and children bear the brunt of floods

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Burundi's annual rainfall may increase this century due to more high-intensity rainfall events, increasing the risk of landslides and other related disasters. Experts say more must be done to build resilience especially among women and children.

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Around Burundi’s largest lake, women and children bear the brunt of floods

In April 2024, unusually heavy rain in south-western Burundi caused a landslide that flattened nearly 500 homes in the village of Gabaniro, Rumonge province. A young child was killed, 2,500 people were left homeless and 500 hectares of cropland were damaged. For those whose houses remain, it feels a precarious peace. “We have been living in constant fear since witnessing something we never thought possible,” Evangélique Hatungimana, a survivor o…

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