A nasty storm wrecked crops and ripped roofs off homes and a school up in Chitipa. Heavy rains and powerful winds hit areas under Senior Chiefs Mwenewenya and Kameme, wiping out around twelve hectares of farmland and damaging at least sixty houses and school buildings. The acting District Disaster Risk Management Officer, Roy Pangani, said floods in the Ipenza area destroyed beans, maize, sweet potatoes, and sunflower fields, while the winds around Senior Chief Mwenewenya's territory blew roofs off houses and the Kamilamphande Primary School.
One resident from Kamilamphande, Mercy Chione, described a distressing situation, explaining her family is sleeping in a damp, temporary shelter that cannot keep out the rain and pleading for government disaster aid to get proper materials like iron sheets. Council officials are currently assessing the full scope of the damage to households. This flooding comes after a harsh dry spell in the district, marking a severe and sudden shift in weather that has left communities desperate for help to rebuild their homes and livelihoods.
One resident from Kamilamphande, Mercy Chione, described a distressing situation, explaining her family is sleeping in a damp, temporary shelter that cannot keep out the rain and pleading for government disaster aid to get proper materials like iron sheets. Council officials are currently assessing the full scope of the damage to households. This flooding comes after a harsh dry spell in the district, marking a severe and sudden shift in weather that has left communities desperate for help to rebuild their homes and livelihoods.
