Senanga District Commissioner Mittupulo Yumei has appealed to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) in the district to quickly ask people residing in flood prone areas to move to dry lands and avoid loss of life.
Mr. Yumei told ZANIS in a telephone interview that the volume of water has become too big for people to continue staying in wet lands.
He complained that the district will face a reduction in crop production this year as most of the crop fields have been washed away due to floods.
He however thanked government for responding hastily in sending and distributing relief food to the affected families in Senanga.
Mr. Yumei revealed that government, through the office of the Vice President, sent 160 metric tonnes of relief maize to Nalolo flood victims.
He further said about 330 metric tonnes of relief maize has also been given to Senanga central flood victims.
And Mr. Yumei expressed hope that the youths that accessed the youth empowerment fund will not have problems in paying back the loans because they have engaged in profitable business ventures.
Mr. Yumei said Senanga residents are anxiously waiting to benefit from the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) when the district receives its share of funding.
ZANIS
Ubufi ba Lusaka times naimwe
Its ZANIS not LT
Common sense is not common, does it always require someone to tell them to relocate to dry land??
I think the local people are experienced with their kuomboka ceremony. They have experience and knowledge of water levels and floods. It is their way of life anyway!
Those Lozis will move on their own. They are Aquatics. They know the movements of the waters of the Zambezi. Mr Yumei or whatever his name is just raising unnecessary alarm. Mr Yumei must be seeing the heavily pregnant Zambezi in all its width for the first time. Those are the Kuomboka people. They have studied the rhythms of the Zambezi for centuries. So bwana Yumei relax!
I wish the gorvernment can also give me money for chosing where I stay. Too much traffic getting to work. I pay too much tax for these fools that go back to fload prone areas every other year. Be it Senenga, Garden or Missisi.
Floods have never been a disaster in Barosteland, hence anyone who will die there is not because of the floods but something else. I may agree that they will need some assistance but it may not necessary be inform of food, you can instead distribute fishing nets, and boats, they will feed the entire country.
The Lozis can literally live in the water and they know the movement of water very well.
No disaster due to flooding in Barotseland. There will be plenty of fish this year come March.