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As schools opened for the third term on Monday, flood-affected schools in Ntoroko District faced significant disruptions, with some relocating and conducting classes in tents, leading to low student turnout and teacher absences.

Ntoroko District has been grappling with floods for more than a month after River Semuliki burst its banks. The floods have submerged six sub-counties and affected 24,300 people.

At Masaka Primary School in Butungama Sub- County, the flooding has forced pupils to study in tents a kilometre from the school premises.

The school’s head teacher, Mr Vincent Asiimwe, said the land on which the three tents donated by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) were set up, was provided by a parent.

Mr Asiimwe said only 18 out of the 597 pupils enrolled at the school and two teachers reported on Monday, and no classes were held due to a lack of resources, as the desks and blackboards were destroyed by the floods.

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