Muhuta (commune)

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Commune of Muhuta
Commune of Muhuta in Burundi
Coordinates: 3°36′57″S29°24′15″E / 3.6157714°S 29.4042537°E / -3.6157714; 29.4042537
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Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Muhuta is a commune of Rumonge Province in Burundi. [1] [2]

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In December 2023 heavy rains in the commune of Muhuta flooded hundreds of hectares of crop fields, causing landslides. A woman and her two children died when they were swept away by the Nyamusenyi stream. A week later their bodies were found in a pile of mud. Lightning injured people in the commune, social infrastructure was damaged and dozens of hectares of crop fields were damaged. [3]

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References

  1. "Burundi: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Muhuta". google maps. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. Nzorubonanya 2023.

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