About 174 people in Chief Mumena’s area in Solwezi district are spending nights in the cold after their houses collapsed owing to the heavy rains experienced in the last few days.
Chief Mumena, who confirmed the development to ZANIS in Solwezi yesterday, said 29 houses from five villages have collapsed in Konkwa area of his chiefdom.
He, however, said no life was lost during the collapsing of houses.
The chief said a few tents have been organized where families are now spending nights although they are not enough to cater for all the affected people.
The traditional ruler has since appealed to relevant authorities to provide more tents to accommodate all affected families.
He explained that the affected area was water logged because of the rock formation which makes it difficult for water to easily sink after rains.
Chief Mumena said the underground water has been contaminated as most pit latrines have collapsed, a situation he described as a health hazard.
The traditional leader expressed worry that the rains were threatening food security in his area adding that the maize in the fields has since started rotting.
Chief Mumena has since instructed villagers to shift to a safer place to avoid the same situation reoccurring in next year’s rain season.
He appealed to the District Disaster Management and Mitigation Committee to scale up disaster management responsive programmes to help people come up with structures that would withstand the rains.
[ ZANIS ]
Too bad this is my village hope my shikulu is not affected
AND THE CSO IS BUSY MAKING APRIL FOOLS JOKES
Poor villagers. They only care about you when they want your vote. Demand your rights to shelter and good health. Vote out this useless government who will only come to your rescue by making allowance on top of you. I sympathize with the affected families.