Rising water levels in Lake Victoria have submerged the only public cemetery at Kaazi-Malangala Landing Site in Bujumba Sub-county, Kalangala District.
Mr Frank Lukyamuzi, the chairperson of Kaazi-Malangala Landing Site, reported that most of the cemetery, which covers about an acre, is now underwater.
The 500-metre stretch of Kaazi-Malanga Road, connecting the landing site to Buggala Island, has also been reclaimed by the lake, severely disrupting transport from Kalangala Town to various landing sites.
“Human remains are scattered throughout the lake, making it impossible to identify them. We have no choice but to let the sand on the shores bury them,” Mr Lukyamuzi said during an interview on Saturday.
The cemetery, which was designated in 2020 for residents whose relatives could not be traced, contained 16 graves.
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