Friday, March 29, 2024

More houses collapse in Shimungalu Fishing camp

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About 132 houses are reported to have collapsed at Shimungalu fishing camp in Mazabuka, while 120 crop fields were destroyed by water because of continuous heavy rains that have rocked the area.

Shimungalu village secretary, Green Likulisha told ZANIS in an interview that some of the 132 collapsed houses had between five and 11 dependants, bringing the number of affected families to at least 1,102.

Mr Likulish said that a report on the situation had already been submitted to the office of the District Commissioner.

Mr. Likulisha said the leadership in the camp has requested residents with extra rooms to accommodate the affected families, and appealed to government to provide more tents and food to the district to assist the flood victims in the area.

And Mazabuka District Commissioner, Misheck Chiinda, confirmed receiving a report on the matter, saying the District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit will meet tomorrow Tuesday to consider new areas affected by floods.

Mr. Likulisha appealed to government to assist the affected families with tents and food because all their gardens had been submerged in water.

He said the residents in the camp are stranded because of the fish ban and the submerging of their gardens which were their main source of income.

Meanwhile, Shimungalu residents have appealed to government to put up a health post to provide health services to the community in the area.

The residents claimed that the fishing camp which is under Nanga clinic catchment area had a population of 6,000 people who need the health services as it was the centre for islands at Ngongolo, Kachola, chitete, Moombe, Shambalu, Chikunka and Mutendele.

They said sick people had to walk a long distance to Nanga clinic to seek medical attention and other services because the monthly outreach programmes had been suspended due to impassable road to the harbor.

4 COMMENTS

  1. Very sad indeed. I feel for the people. Has the area Member of Parliament visited his consitituency? Does he have any responses or solutions to offer? I wonder what his promises were just before his election into office!

  2. Its very sad for people. but people should learn a leason from examples, last time they saw how Kazungula people suffered, because they didn’t move to higher grounds. they were warned but resisted,hardened their hearts. Same to this situation we are seing, they saw themselves that this water level is raising every now and then but continued staying in the same area. even though its fish can’t they leave fish to save their lives? But we should just thank God for everything he has done to us. Southern Province didn’t have enough fall in the past years, but God has given us water, why should you stand and complain as if you are the one who requested for the water?Give God the chance.

  3. very sad. the rainy season really brings chaos to our communities. i only pray for the people affected. the govenment should immediately help

  4. :(( when i look at the state of things in our country Zambia, its quiet sad to find that you find that the govt or tends to respond when things become desperate. i only urrrge our govt to please respond immediately and for us citizen we shall o hat we can to help

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