SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSES IN IBANDA,PUPILS NARROWLY SURVIVE

By Elly Karenzi
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In Ibanda

A school in Bisheeshe division in Ibanda municipality has been affected as the rain blew away school buildings and crops.
The parents, teachers and students ran to different directions while the school buildings collapsed during a heavy down pour.
The one hour downpour which took place on Tuesday afternoon left more than 3o families homelss in Mashuri,Bisheeshe,Nyakatookye,Kashangura and Kiburara.
Two classrooms of Good Hope primary school collapsed ,but the pupils escaped and took hide out side into the rain and no injuries were reported.
The head teacher Emmanuel Nuwagaba said that when the teachers sensed danger,they alerted pupils to go out and join the rest in the safe buildings.
Mr. Jackson Mutungi, a resident of Bugarama ward said when the parents learnt about the havoc caused by heavy rain they ran to the school to check on their children and teachers adding that they were happy to find them in good condition.
He asked the government to intervene and support the affected families which lost their Banana plantations, houses, animals, cassava and sweet potato gardens which were destroyed by the rain and wind.
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