KIGALI, Rwanda – Residents in Rwanda's
capital say seven people have been killed by crocodiles on the banks of
Nyabarongo River this month.
Donata Mukanyana, a mother of six children, said her husband was taken
last week by a crocodile while trying to draw water from Nyabarongo
River in Kigali's Nyarugenge district.
Amid a prolonged dry spell, residents from Nyarugenge and Kamonyi
districts are increasingly depending on Nyabarongo waters for domestic
use.
Marie Rose Mureshyankwano, governor of Rwanda's Southern Province,
confirmed the deaths and said the government is working to extend clean
water supply in the affected areas.
Authorities have asked people to stop fetching water from the Nyabarongo
River and on Aug. 24 the security forces killed one of the man-eating
crocodiles.
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