Sun, 12 Mar 2017 08:41:16 +0000 …as houses collapse and maize fields submerge in water due to floods By Bennie Mundando AT LEAST 200 families have been left homeless after their houses collapsed while over 1300 hectares of maize fields have submerged in water in Ngabwe district in Central Province due to a heavy downpour which has also left those across the Kafue River stranded without food. Ngabwe district chairperson Thabiso Mizinga told the Sunday Nation yesterday that the situation in the area was getting out of hand as the number of people affected was increasing everyday, yet no aid was forthcoming. Ms. Mizinga said houses have been collapsing on a daily basis as torrential rains have continued in the area leaving people in chief Ngabwe without food as the pontoon they were using had been suspended due to a heavy current. She said the number of people needing food and shelter was swelling […]
