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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Mbarara City are searching for the bodies of three people who drowned in River Rwizi while crossing with a canoe.<\/p>\n

The Rwizi region police spokesperson, ASP Samson Kasasira, told Monitor<\/b> that the victims were crossing the river from Katete to Nyakaizi in Kakooba on Tuesday at 7:30pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cMbarara territorial police registered a case of drowning of three people who were crossing River Rwizi on Tuesday,\u2019\u2019 he said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Mr Kasasira identified the deceased as Rukundo Atuhaire, 19, a Senior Five student at Five Star Secondary School Ntungamo; Timothy Kakuru, 23, a second-year student at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, and Rasta King, the operator of a canoe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have started a search to retrieve their bodies. We hoped there could be a survivor, but we have not found any and the search is still on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

River Rwizi recently burst its banks, causing an overflow due to the heavy rains in the past two weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs security, we call upon the members of the public to be very cautious, especially during this rainy season. After the river burst its banks, water levels have gone up. If they are to move or travel on the river, they should do it in a safe manner to avoid such incidents,\u201d Mr Kasasira said.<\/p>\n

The chairperson of Kyapotani Cell, Mr Twaha Shobole, said people resorted to using the canoe because the bridge was washed away.<\/p>\n

Mr Isma Nsamba, a resident of Kakooba, said they are now living in fear after the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if there was a standard bridge, this wouldn\u2019t have happened. The government should make a bridge for us. When you see three people dying at once, you get worried that soon others will also drown,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Katete councillor, Mr Moses Kajubi, told this publication that since the bridge broke down, residents no longer conduct businesses normally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pain we have is that our bridge, which has existed for 15 years in Kanyeyite, has been washed away. It has been helping in the transportation of over 1,000 people every day. Most of the people are traders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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