Nine people died in northern Zambia after a cliff on the Lake Tanganyika coast collapsed and buried their fishing camps, the local member of parliament said Monday.
Lameck Chibombamilimo, who represents Mpulungu district near the Tanzanian border, said seven bodies have been retrieved but two were believed still buried in the debris after landslide.
“Nine people have died and 30 families have been left homeless after the mountain collapsed on them because of the heavy rains experienced in the area,” Chibombamilimo said.
Chibombamilimo said he has donated 30 bags of maize meal, the staple grain, to the affected families but appealed to government to send relief food to the affected areas.
Zambia has seen unusually heavy rains this year, with some parts of the capital Lusaka flooded.
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Very sorry to hear this news. My thoughts are with their families and friends.
This is terrible. I hope Govt acts quickly to provide relief. Lord have Mercy!
So sad indeed …killer landslides in Zambia?
Too much chitemene. Sad!
Mwana ka Mwanta
Ithink thats wen you av known and exposed to the world of computor. Stop your rabbish vagour language.
Pipo av lost live and you cant simpathyse.
Too bad for the loss of the beloved ones
George Kunda,
What is your problem? If someone says, “sad”! is that not enough to sympathise with those who have lost their loved one? chitemene to me could be the cause of the landslide, (my opinion) this is like part of climate change. So why are you bringing in computers? people like you come online just to expose your ignorance. For your own infor, in English we don’t words like “computor” or “simpathyse.” Uli chikopo sana. You can’t write sense in less than a paragraph?
deepest condolences to the bereaved families..