Uganda - Multi-Hazard Response/DRR Platform (June & July 2024)

Scattered rains experienced during the months of June and July triggered flash floods and heavy storms. Lightning was reported in the Karamoja region in Amudat district, land conflicts in Wakiso and Amuru while public riots in Kamwenge. The hazards affected 12,446 individuals (2,777 households), with 1,989 people from 540 households internally displaced. Adults between 18 and 64 years were the most affected age group (48%), followed by children below the age of 18 (39%) and elderly above 64 (13%). Notably, more than half of affected people were female (55%). Urgent needs have emerged, with health, food assistance and NFI as critical priorities in the aftermath of the hazards. Infrastructure damage was significant, with 231 houses completely destroyed, 150 houses partially damaged, and 69 water facilities, 9 schools and 8 health facilities affected.

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