Kalabo district Administrative officer has appealed to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit under the Office of the Vice President to urgently send relief food to flood victims in the area.
Mr.Mishengo Mishengo said the district has been hardly hit by the floods because
crops on both the upper and lower land have have been destroyed by floods.
He said about 108, 144 people have been affected by the floods hence the need for
urgent action to avert the impact of the disaster on the affected population.
Mr. Mishengo, further, said about 11, 114 metric tones of relief food is required to
cater for the flood victims in the area this year.
Mr. Mishengo noted that the worst hit area was Liuwa Constituency which is mainly
covered by Liuwa plain National Park adding that the area was on the lower plain
that makes it prone to floods.
He said the food security in the district has been threatened  because NyengoÂÂ
area which is the major producer of grain in the district is equally flooded.
Mr. Mishengo said there is need to empower farmers with community based irrigation
systems to enable them grow crops throughout the year to avoid the effects of
floods and drought.
He stated that public infrastructure such as schools and health centers has also
been affected by the magnitude of the floods.
He said eight schools have closed prematurely due to floods which have left the
school buildings submerged posing a threat to the pupils health.
Mr. Mishengo observed that some health centers in the district have also become
completely inaccessible such as Nyengo, Kuuli and Mambolomoka.
He said the District Disaster Management Committee with the help of local
traditional leadership is currently sensitizing flood victims on the importance of
shifting from the flooded areas  in order to safeguard their lives.
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