Rwanda National Police

The Rwanda National Police has called upon families living in areas demarcated as ‘high risk zones’ to relocate to the new sites allocated by districts to avoid likely loss of lives.

The call follows heavy downpour on Tuesday evening, especially in the City of Kigali, which killed four people and seriously injured five others.

The injured are hospitalized at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
The torrential rains also destroyed ten houses in Kigali and public infrastructure.

According to a Police report, most of the affected families are living in disaster-prone areas.

“Most of the families affected live in demarcated high risk zones. We urge all families living in these risky areas to relocate to other sites allocated by districts,” Police Spokesperson, ACP Damas Gatare said.

According to the Rwanda Constitutional law establishing Rwanda National Police, article 7, clause 5, obliges the force to intervene and engage in rescue mission in case of disasters, calamities or accidents.

ACP Gatare reassured that Police in partnership with other stakeholders, has laid short and long term intervention strategies to similar disasters.

The Police’s hotlines include 111 (Fire and Rescue Unit), 110 (Marine), 113 (traffic) and 112 and 117 (emergency).

Others are 0788311224, 0788311120 (Fire and Rescue Unit) and 0788311192 (marine).