Why UPDF Soldier Killed 7 Civilians UG

Seven people are confirmed dead following an attack by a soldier of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF attached to 307 Infantry Brigade Headquarters at Mburamazi in Kanungu district.

The incident took place last night when Lance Corporal Moses Katoko reportedly shot indiscriminately at a people along the way to Kihihi trading centre after escaping from his duty station, with his fire arm after a domestic fight with his wife.

Lieutenant Fidel Mashumbuko, the UPDF spokesperson for Kigezi region says that the shooting spree started at around 9pm when Corporal Katoko trailed his wife, with intentions of harming her. He was then followed by a group of soldiers on a mission to apprehend him.

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World heading for catastrophe over natural disasters, risk expert warns

The world’s failure to prepare for natural disasters will have “inconceivably bad” consequences as climate change fuels a huge increase in catastrophic droughts and floods and the humanitarian crises that follow, the UN’s head of disaster planning has warned. Last year, earthquakes, floods, heatwaves and landslides left 22,773 people dead, affected 98.6 million others and caused $66.5bn (£47bn) of economic damage(pdf). Yet the international community spends less than half of one per cent of the global aid budget on mitigating the risks posed by such hazards.

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