Uganda, May 1 -- Local leaders from both Amudat and Nabilatuk districts have expressed fear of a possible hike in the prices of food after flash floods Tuesday evening cut off the Chepsukunya Bridge along the Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road, which is the main supply route for goods.

"The flash floods first cut off the Magoro-Lolachat Road which also served as the main transit route to Soroti District for business persons. The incident at Chepsukunya Bridge means Nabilatuk is completely cut off," Nabilatuk District LC5 chairperson Paul Lokol told Monitor.

In a statement, Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) appealed to locals to use the alternative route of Mbale -Soroti -Moroto then connect to the districts of Nabilatuk, Amudat after flash...