Uganda, Feb. 5 -- As schools across the country officially open for term one today, those in Ntoroko District are not sure of where the pupils and teachers will sit due to dilapidated structures, some of which teeter on the edge of collapse.

The plight of the schools can be traced back to 2019 when floods from River Semliki and Lake Albert wreaked havoc in the district, destroying most infrastructure, including roads. Others fell victim to the deluge of last year's October-November floods.

The flood aftermath forced early closures, leaving classrooms submerged and now in a dilapidated state.

The most affected in the sub-counties of Butungama, Kanara, and Rwebisengo, where schools such as Masaka, Budiba, Masojo, Bwizibwera, Kiraga, Haib...