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!!
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…