Over 30 houses in Chinsali’s Nkula village have been damaged following continuous hailstorms being experienced in the district.
Chinsali Acting District Commissioner, Brenda Silwembe, says most of the houses have partially collapsed while others are at the verge of completely collapsing.
Ms Silwembe told the media in an interview when she assessed the damage caused by heavy rains today, that the level of destruction witnessed poses great danger to human life, stating that the government will soon come to the aid of the victims.
She stated that the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has already been engaged to ensure that the identified affected households get the much needed help.
“We are glad that we have not received any reports of casualties due to these hailstorms for the past 74 hours,” she added.
Ms Silwembe further noted that most of the affected households are child headed as well as those with old aged residents, stressing that swift measures to assist the victims should be treated with utmost urgency.
The Acting District Commissioner also appealed to the people of Nkula village to ensure that they use strong building materials when constructing their houses in order to avoid such situations in future.
Meanwhile, Nkula Village Headman, Vincent Kangwa, thanked the government for quickly responding to the disaster of damaged households in the area.
Headman Kangwa charged that the quick response to address the challenges that the people of Nkula are facing, signifies the love that the government attaches towards people in village set ups.
“We are grateful to the government for considering helping those families that have been affected and we will be patiently waiting for that help before more heavy rains come upon us,” he added.
Chinsali District in Muchinga Province has in the recent past 5 days been experiencing heavy rains that have since damaged crops, roads and some houses.
