From Willy Kwizera, journalist at the Blue Community Radio Bonesha FM, Burundi:
Burundi – Flooding: Gervais Ndirakobuca calls for strengthened preventive measures.
With experts forecasting heavy rains likely to trigger flooding, Gervais Ndirakobuca, President of the Burundian Senate, is calling on authorities to anticipate the risks. He recommends clearing drainage ditches and water runoff channels, as well as implementing specific measures in areas near Lake Tanganyika and rivers frequently prone to flooding.