Why?
The storm and heavy wind-affected population’s immediate needs are met through the provision of essential
emergency relief, shelter items, hygiene promotion assistance, targeting a total number of 5,460 people
(1,092 households) whose items/properties were destroyed in target five branches. On 17thSeptember 2017, at around 15:30 local time, the districts of Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Huye and Bugesera,
Gicumbi, Ngoma, Kirehe, Rubavu and Nyabihu experienced heavy rainfall associated with heavy storms,
which resulted in destruction of houses and community farm lands. The affected areas are mostly in five
districts; two located in western province (Rusizi and Nyamasheke), two located in Eastern province (Ngoma
and Bugesera), and one in the Southern Province (Huye). This is a second time during this year where RRCS
has been facing these kinds of disasters where in April – May 2017, there has been a DREF intervention in
Gatsibo district, Eastern Province.
Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Huye, Ngoma and Bugesera
What?
Essential emergency relief, shelter items, hygiene promotion assistance
Who?
5,460 people (1,092 households)