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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Government has allocated 20 billion shillings to areas that have been affected by disasters caused by heavy rains. The rains witnessed in many parts of the country have caused deaths and massive destruction of property including crops and infrastructure like roads and bridges. Musa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Meteorological Authority-UNMA does not have the capacity to provide accurate warnings about impending disasters, according to Martin Owor, the commissioner for Disaster Preparedness. Owor says that the Department of Disaster Preparedness relies mainly on data from the World Meteorological Organisation which is …