THE flood situation in Lusaka has worsened, with about 70 houses in New Kuku Township getting submerged in water.
According to a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) report monitored last evening, the township got overwhelmed by water after Ngwenya Dam burst its banks.
The township has also plunged into darkness after electricity supply was disturbed.
Some residents said they were suffering and their children could not even attend school as a result of the floods.
According to the report, some residents had found business opportunities in the situation and embarked on fishing.
They said they were selling the fish from the dam.
But despite the floods, the residents were refusing to relocate to the temporary site near Independence Stadium.
Lusaka District Commissioner Christah Kalulu said the Government was not draining water from Kamwala South into Ngwenya Dam.
Ms Kalulu, who is also Lusaka District Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit chairperson, said the Government was draining water from Kamwala South into the main drainage system at the Kamwala shopping centre.
She said the bursting of Ngwenya dam was due to a natural phenomenon.
Ms Kalulu also said claims that the temporary site had recorded some cholera cases were not true.
She said Government had put in place adequate measures to prevent any waterborne diseases at the site.
[Times of Zambia]
And RB is on holiday, what a kateka !
What a government,they have given Sable Transport 290bln on Chipata to Mfuwe road so that they can siphon money for the MMD Campaigns.Surely how much can a subsurface drainage in Lusaka Cost?ACC wakeup
:”> Abantu bachula, imbushi yena naifumapo.~X(
I saw the pictures…water up to windows and roof tops, it is bad!
Stop crying people. Grand pa will bring Namibian chocolates. They are yummmmy!:d
I hope his namibian friend/ president Ifwepakunya will give RB some solutions. :”>
‘One way of surviving is clinging to power even when things are not right’. Things will come to pass and no one can believe this. But eventually, plunging the country in conflict shall be the end state. As long as the leaders can understand their primary roles the negative developments will continue. Cool wealth related to uncostitutional methods/drugs activities like our own women that inserted something called cocaine in their special parts of their bodies will be the order of the day. Frustrations and discontent are dangerous factors emotions so ousrelf being. Therefore, if our leaders will not direct the main efforts at mitigating such sufferings Zambia is in for the waste scenarios. Zambians open eyes and see the act according or be second to Zimbabwe
People maybe thats why Bwezani is always flying he could be fearing to find State House has also been flooded.
And if some one calls the tourist president..a fool then he is jailed like Darius mukuka in Ndola..Where is? he when people need him..What a kateka!!
And then come 2011 people would have forgotten what this governmnet is doing to them.[-([-([-([-([-([-(
How does one in his right sense of mind go away from a flooded home to attend and enjoy celebrations! Does the word ‘Delegate’ exist in RB’s vocabulary?
Learn from young Obama. He sends his subordinates to such functions while he attends to pertinent issues at home. ‘Health Bill’ is just one example while Biden and Hilary represent him in foreign affairs.
May a permanent drainage solution be found for Lusaka, our Capital City!
And where are bloggers! like capitalist and all those headless MMDs in the diaspora?? Plesase ZADIANS we are educated enough to see that president is a piece of shit! Where is the leadership when its needed most? born leaders woud hAVE dellegateD some of his point less travels!
A we mwe!!
Where is Capitalist & MMD Chief Bootlicker. There ceremonial leader is globe trotting but his capital city is submerged in flood waters amid disease outbreak & hunger
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