Landslides, affecting villages of Rugerero Sector from the district, were caused by heavy rains.
Clémentine Uwamahirwe - the deceased, died on spot as a landslide buried a house in which she and some other seven family members were sleeping.
... the downpour triggered the landslide that hit the house and subsequently a wall collapsed on the deceased as she was sleeping," said Faustin Nkurunziza, the Executive Secretary of Rugerero Sector.
He added; "Fortunately, some other family members who were also sleeping in the same house were successfully rescued."
Nkurunziza assured that the sector and Rubavu District will facilitate the relocation process, stressing that they were constructing 120 houses that will be handed over to some vulnerable residents who are stuck in high-risk zones.
