In a tragedy, a marine engineer working with the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) died while trying to rescue passengers caught in the middle of a flooded road.
A commuter taxi registration details UBH 418W en route to Arua from Nwoya, got stuck in a precarious position on a flooded Olwiyo-Pakwach road which motorists occasionally risk to drive through, the flooded Tangi Junction on the Olwiyo-Pakwach road near Pakwach Bridge to cross to the Pakwach side.
Due to heavy rainfall, the route from Karuma to Pakwach has been submerged, rendering it impassable.
It turned into a case of having to search and rescue the original rescuers.
In one video clip, a rescue boat is oared in a delicate position against the raging waters, and rescuers approached the taxi to pluck out passengers.
One person was seen being helped toward the boat, only for the angry waters to overwhelm the engine and push the boat into an abyss.
The deceased was in the first rescue effort, during which some passengers were rescued, but a second escapade saw two boats capsize in the raging waters.
Both the UNRA and police had earlier warned motorists and provided diversions to alternative routes.
Travellers to West Nile from Kampala have been advised to use the Paraa-Kisanja Park Junction road, while motorists from Gulu can take the Atiak-Adjumani route and cross using the Laropi Ferry to access Moyo.
Travellers to Gulu, Lira, or Kitgum are encouraged to use the Masindi Port ferry via Rwenkunye, off the Kampala-Gulu highway.
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