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Around Burundi’s largest lake, women and children bear the brunt of floods
In April 2024, unusually heavy rain in south-western Burundi caused a landslide that flattened nearly 500 homes in the village of Gabaniro, Rumonge province. A young child was killed, 2,500 people were left homeless and 500 hectares of cropland were …