Chief Chitanda of the Lenje speaking people of Chibombo has predicted severe hunger in his Chiefdom following the flooding of crop fields in the area.
Speaking when Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit-DMMU Director Special duties Felix Mang’wanto paid a courtesy call on him, the traditional leader called on the Office of the Vice President to quickly provide relief support to his people whose fields and houses have been destroyed heavy rain
Chief Chitanda said the area has received continuous rains for the last one week leading to floods and destruction of propert
The chief further disclosed that the heavy rains have also washed away roads and bridges in his are
He said all the farm inputs government provided to the people of Chibombo District have gone to wast
He however called on DMMU to help the affected families with tents and other relief support especially to those whose food stuff have been affecte
And DMMU Director in charge of Special duties Felix Mang’wanto said the office of the National Coordinator is deeply concerned with the flooding situation in Chibomb
Mr Mang’wanto said the unit will do everything possible to ensure that the people of Chibombo are food secure and that they have temporal accommodation
He said DMMU will engage engineers from the Road Development Agency (RDA) to find a lasting solutions to the washed away crossing points in the District
And Kembe Member of Parliament Princes Kasune thanked DMMU for the prompt response to the people of her constituency
Ms Kasune She said her people are in dare need of relief support and that only government can bell them ou
She expressed optimism that the office of the Vice President will deliver to the expectations of the people of Kembe and Chibombo as a whole.
