By MAKOKWA CLARA MUYENDEKWASTRATEGIES will be put in place to avoid loss of lives due to floods, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence Norman Chipakupaku has said.Mr Chipakupaku said many areas that had been affected by floods placing people’s lives in danger.He added that the ministry would have to find ways of helping those who have lost crops and see how they will survive up to the next season.This comes after Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) Southern Region Coordinator Esnart Makwakwa reported that the area had lost some lives through floods.She said among them was an old woman who died a day ago after her house collapsed on her as it was flooded.Ms Makwakwa said over 250 households had been affected by floods in Choma central and had lost their food but that some had been aided by the DMMU.She also reported that more than 110 households have been affected in Namwala upland […]
Defence pledges to prevent deaths in flooded areas
