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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Over 200 households in Mogodes Town Council in Tororo District are devastated after a hailstorm ravaged their gardens on Thursday.<\/b><\/p>\n

The most affected cells include Orago \u2018\u2019A and B\u2019\u2019, Kiporo, Ginnry, Kipirio, Agogomiti, Kamarinyang North and South in Ginnery and Tuba wards.<\/p>\n

The Orago \u2018\u2019B\u2019\u2019 cell LC1 chairperson Yafesi Okiror says that the hailstorm lasted about two hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral acres of crops like beans, banana plantations, maize, soya beans and potatoes, among others, have been razed,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Okiror expressed fears that the magnitude of the destruction is likely to trigger food shortages and affect livelihood earnings since most of the crops were almost ready for harvest.<\/p>\n

For 72-year-old Berita Auyat whose only house roof was blown off, life will be difficult.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Whereas my life was not affected, I don\u2019t have where to start from because as we talk now, I slept in the house of my grandchildren therefore I appeal for support from government and other well-wishers to come for my rescue,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

The Gombolola Security Officer for Magodes Town Council, Timothy Emelait, observed that most of the affected families have been left homeless and are resident in churches.<\/p>\n

But Magodes Town Council vice chairperson Aurthur Nyapidi told that he is liaising with village leaders to assess the magnitude of the destruction so that they submit it to district authorities for consideration in food relief.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Our people did not have good harvest last season and it\u2019s this season that they had expected to have a relatively good and reasonable harvest but with this destruction, they are going to be exposed to food shortage,\u2019\u2019 he noted.<\/p>\n

By press time on Friday morning, no fatalities had been reported.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019We are grateful that no life was claimed. However, the affected people need support in terms of material like iron sheets, food and planting materials to help restore hope in them,\u2019\u2019Nyapidi said.<\/p>\n

Mid 2023, authorities warned that some parts of Uganda were likely to suffer devastating rains.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Over 200 households in Mogodes Town Council in Tororo District are devastated after a hailstorm ravaged their gardens on Thursday. The most affected cells include Orago \u2018\u2019A and B\u2019\u2019, Kiporo, Ginnry, Kipirio, Agogomiti, Kamarinyang North and South in Ginnery and Tuba wards. 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