It was around 3am on the night of 4th October when it started drizzling. Many hearts of people staying in Kampala went into fear especially those at Bwaise, Nateete and other swampy places.
Believe me or not Kampala was a wetland but due to modernisation it was deformed in to a beautiful city. Whenever it rains the city floods disrupting shelters and work places. I tell you it was a wetland.
So back to 3am, it started as if it is going to end soon but later it became so heavy (rain). At that moment the sleeping of many ended as they were trying to get their properties on the higher levels where floods can not affect them. " I told Yusuf to climb up the cupboard together with his siblings as I collected plates and cups from down" a citizen said.
It was a tough rain with alot of wind and it attracted many people to start praying so that they get saved from the high amounts of water that were getting in their houses yet they had nowhere to run. It rained for 7hrs and by the time it stopped, my friend most regions of Kampala had already flooded.
Heavy rains is what people don't want to hear about in Kampala as it makes everything difficult starting from home to workplaces. The authority responsible for the environment has failed to protect the wetland since it is the capital city and there is no way you can rebuild it.
Traffic jam becomes heavy because floods affect some roads. Here people move while holding their clothes up. The floods are seen as an opportunity to the youths who lift people on their backs through the floods so that they also earn some money.
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Believe me or not Kampala was a wetland but due to modernisation it was deformed in to a beautiful city. Whenever it rains the city floods disrupting shelters and work places. I tell you it was a wetland.
So back to 3am, it started as if it is going to end soon but later it became so heavy (rain). At that moment the sleeping of many ended as they were trying to get their properties on the higher levels where floods can not affect them. " I told Yusuf to climb up the cupboard together with his siblings as I collected plates and cups from down" a citizen said.
It was a tough rain with alot of wind and it attracted many people to start praying so that they get saved from the high amounts of water that were getting in their houses yet they had nowhere to run. It rained for 7hrs and by the time it stopped, my friend most regions of Kampala had already flooded.
Heavy rains is what people don't want to hear about in Kampala as it makes everything difficult starting from home to workplaces. The authority responsible for the environment has failed to protect the wetland since it is the capital city and there is no way you can rebuild it.
Traffic jam becomes heavy because floods affect some roads. Here people move while holding their clothes up. The floods are seen as an opportunity to the youths who lift people on their backs through the floods so that they also earn some money.
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