The current rains experienced across the country have left many people in northern Uganda stranded ... to board a boat to cross the flooded road back to school from her home in Lira town A ...

Kampala — Over 200 pupils have dropped out of the schools in Himutu sub-county, Butaleja district which were closed during the March floods. At the peak of the floods in the Mt. Elgon region ...

The authorities in Ntoroko District have been prompted to temporarily close six primary schools, leaving over 1,000 stranded. This was after floods took a toll on the schools namely; Masaka ...

Ntoroko District chairperson William Kasoro said the floods left schools in a sorry state. Mr Kasoro said if funds are made available, each school will be allocated about Shs60m for renovation.

Onlookers watch as people search for flood victims at the Nabuyonga River in Uganda on Tuesday (AFP via Getty Images) The floods come after an extensive drought has plagued parts of the country.

Changing rainfall patterns have led to increasingly frequent flooding in western Uganda ... Dracaena afromontana, Kasese District, Uganda. Image by Innocent Kiiza for Mongabay.

KAMPALA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Severe flooding caused by torrential rains in Uganda's capital, Kampala, on Wednesday morning has claimed the lives of two children, with fears of further casualties ...