Students Out of School After Heavy Rain in Bwalanda (North Kivu)

Students at Hekima and Katwa schools in Bwalanda, North Kivu, have been unable to attend classes for three days following heavy rain and strong winds on September 29, which damaged school buildings, including roofs and materials. School authorities are calling for urgent assistance to repair the schools. Additionally, about twenty houses were destroyed and fields flooded, worsening the socio-economic situation of the local population.