Post Flood Club

               

Reality-check, the PTC is still slightly damp, so we undertook a quick mopping-up exercise.

Settlements, built on low-lying wetland areas where drainage is poor, were hit particularly hard by recent floods. Property was washed away; staples such as sugar, maize flour, rice, groundnuts were destroyed. As the flood water rose (to knee-high levels in some places) so did incidents of cholera and other water-bourne illnesses. To make matters worse, spring water wells were also contaminated.

Over 60% of Kampala's population is believed to live in these low-to-no income settlements. Half of them have no access to clean santiation.

No flood, just mud: One way to reach the PTC in Kawempe.

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