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This has led to assaults, and in some cases, deaths.","category":"Climate","area":"Africa","publishedAt":"2026-09-15T11:05:12.901Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-15T10:35:26.832Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-15T11:05:12.901Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"One outlet provided a full report, with others providing digests. 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These spiritual leaders are blamed when droughts persist or when floods damage crops, a situation exacerbated by climate change. In Uganda, farmers beat rainmaker David Nabutsilili, breaking his femur, after receiving too much rain that flooded their gardens. He told The Associated Press that people beat them when the rain is too much or absent."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In South Sudan, at least two rainmakers have been killed in the past two years. One was buried alive during a dry spell, and another was abducted and buried alive during a prolonged dry spell, according to witnesses. A study indicated that the average annual number of rainy days in South Sudan's Kapoeta region fell from 90 in the 1980s to 46 by the mid-2010s. Communities in flood-prone areas have experienced alternating periods of crop loss due to floods and drought. Government official Matthew Oromo stated that people are unaware of climate change, contributing to the violence against rainmakers."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the specific details of the violence against David Nabutsilili in Uganda. ABC News reports that farmers chased him and he fell on a rock, breaking his femur. The Toronto Star, St Catharines Standard, The Hamilton Spectator, The Record, and Winnipeg Free Press digests state that farmers chased him up the hills, stopping when he fell upon a rock and broke his femur, which was his punishment. The National Herald digest also states farmers chased him up the hills, stopping when he fell upon a rock and broke his femur, which was his punishment."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated digests mention the range of fees for rainmakers, which can be from $13 to $260. 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