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KISORO, UGANDA - MAY 8: Severe flooding and landslides have destroyed many residential areas in Kisoro district of South Western Uganda, which shares a boundary with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Uganda's western region is currently facing heavy rains which have triggered landslides, causing casualties and destroying houses and crops.Kisoro district resident commissioner, Safiq Ssekandi, said earlier that the heavy rain destroyed over 100 houses.“It rained heavily last night from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., destroying houses and gardens. It also killed many domestic animals, and all roads are now impassable,” Ssekandi told Anadolu.At least 18 people were reported dead in the district so far.The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Rwanda and Uganda together reached over 200.The rains also destroyed thousands of houses, leaving a number of residents homeless.