Kabwe Mine hospital has temporarily closed the out patient department and all patients are being referred to Kabwe General Hospital following the flood situation that has affected the
institution.
And District Disaster Management and Mitigation Committee (KDDMMC) in Kabwe has started evacuating families of flood victims from Kasanda and Makululu compounds to safer places.
A medical officer from Mine hospital Sylvester Kasonde disclosed during disaster management meeting in the office of the district commissioner Jonathan Kapungwe that the hospital authority had no option but to close the department temporarily.
Dr. Kasonde said operations from the second block that houses the dental, mother to child health (MCH), physiotherapy and the HIV information centre have also been halted due to water levels that have risen due to heavy rains over the weekend.
He said all patients would now be referred to Kabwe General hospital for attention while operations in the main hospital would run normally.
And more than 25 families from Kasanda mine security and Makululu areas have opted to be evacuated because the water level was steadily rising while some of it was springing from underground in some houses soaking property including foodstuffs.
Mr. Kapungwe said the affected families would be taken to Kabwe Municipal Council halls at Bwacha, Chimanimani and the hall in town.
He explained that evacuation exercise has already started with the council and the Zambia National Service (ZNS) involved in the movement of the affected families.
In Makululu over five houses have collapsed while in some cases thieves took advantage and stole property from Priscila kalunga’s collapsed structures as she took refuge from the neighbours last night.
Too many calamities in Zambia. My compassion is drained.
Floods floods back home and it is like no one in the gov’ seem to care. Honestly, people are really selfish,all them guys in politics are just after money and not people.
Well, what can i say,or write, God knows”