At least 14 houses have collapsed in Chief Mwamba’s Chiefdom in Mbala district following heavy rains experienced yesterday.
Both Chief Mwamba and Mwamba Ward Councilor Jackson Simbeye have confirmed to the Zambia News and Information Services in Mbala.
Chief Mwamba named the affected villages as Kapaso, Samson, and Kakozya and that the heavy rains experienced yesterday lasted for over two hours.
And Mwamba Ward Councillor Jackson Simbeye said he has reported the incident to the District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DDMMU).
Mr Simbeye has since called on well-wishers to come to the aid of the affected.
The Zambia Meteorological Department yesterday predicted rainfall activities in most parts of Northwestern Province including the northern parts of Luapula, and Northern provinces starting yesterday.
We need to learn to build houses to standard, to enable them stand even after a heavy downpour. Two hours of rain should not destroy homes.
That said, I hope those affected will get the help they need in a timely manner.
We need more and more rains for country to survive. In the process some houses will be dstroyed. Some life will be lost in floods and cholera will come. But like in a war …..some lives get lost for the benefit of others. And life goes own. WE NEED THE RAINS!!
Because you have enough money, building materials and other things needed to build the so called standard houses and you think everyone has. Bwana people have ln the very houses for centuries and nothing happened. In other countries even the so called standard houses have not been spared by some natural caters trophies . A disaster is a disaster
That precisely means government hasnt done its job. 60 years after independence we should have had a service to provide technical assistance for all self builders of homes. The ministry of housing should have been coaching builders on the dos and donts and even researching safe locations for houses so that they arent built in flood prone areas.
And you will hear some Politicians complaining about heavy rains and blaming the current government….No rain they will complain…Heavy rain again they will complain…
The problem with us is that we politicize everything in Zambia.
I see upnd cadres on this one are having a field day.. lack of wisdom makes a nation perish. We cannot stand-by & see the nation being on a reverse gear for a long time. Something has to give here. ZWAAAAAAAA. Salvation is coming for mother Zambia, it may not be ECL but Salvation is near!!!
no wonder we had 3 hrs electricity after a long time. Its because of this ruins lol
RECOLONISE AND LETS ALL BE HAPPY
Let us welcome the rain, but first of all let the govement solve the incident.
WHAT INCIDENT ???
A FEW SHEETS AND LOOK WHAT THE SECURED BY
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
The rains are here. I hope the councils are ready for the Cholera season especially in Lusaka. ifiko in Zambia is like part of our culture and tradition