{"id":440949,"date":"2011-06-14T12:53:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T12:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/14\/heavy-rains-destroy-property-in-muhanga\/"},"modified":"2011-06-14T12:53:52","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T12:53:52","slug":"heavy-rains-destroy-property-in-muhanga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/14\/heavy-rains-destroy-property-in-muhanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rains Destroy Property in Muhanga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"38.0143038779\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newtimes180.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Sabiiti<\/p>\n<p>13 June 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Muhanga \u2014 Heavy rains, over the weekend, destroyed property and plantations worth millions of francs in Muhanga District.<\/p>\n<p>Sources claim that one person, Jean Claude Ntaganda, 22, an employee of Urukundo Foundation was also struck dead by lightning. The incessant rains kept area residents indoors and businesses paralysed.<\/p>\n<p>Pascal Mbonimana, an area resident, said that the rains damaged his newly constructed house in Gahogo cell, in Nyamabuye sector. The damage was estimated at over Rwf3million.<\/p>\n<p>Mbonimana blames the damage on the road construction activities in the area.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;the rains wouldn&#8217;t have damaged my house if it was not for the road constructors who failed to make a water drainage system. It could be avoided if they were more careful.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mbonimana has appealed for compensation.<\/p>\n<p>A sector official, Jean Baptiste Mugnunga said damages were caused by poor planning and urged the contractor, Cogerec to compensate the victims.<\/p>\n<p>However, Deo Ntaruhunga, the Cogerec site manager denied his firm&#8217;s culpability, saying it was a natural disaster.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;The damage was not as a result of the construction plans and we are not to blame. We had disastrous rains even in the past and that is why we are repairing and constructing these roads,.&#8221; Ntaruhunga said.<\/p>\n<p>A local leader, Jean Claude Dukuzumuremyi, also blamed the contractor for allegedly blocking the drainage system.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visit site:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106141031.html\" title=\"Heavy Rains Destroy Property in Muhanga\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heavy Rains Destroy Property in Muhanga<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Daniel Sabiiti 13 June 2011 Muhanga \u2014 Heavy rains, over the weekend, destroyed property and plantations worth millions of francs in Muhanga District. 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