Rwanda evacuates 6,000 residents from areas threatened by heavy rains

Rwandan Minister of Environment Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya (R) speaks at a press conference in Kigali, capital of Rwanda, on Dec. 18, 2019. The Rwandan government on Wednesday said it has evacuated close to 6,000 residents from high-risk zones in different parts of the country threatened by heavy rains in the first three weeks of December. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)