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DoDMA REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TOWARDS DISASTER RELIEF

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs-DoDMA says it has reached out to 21,906 people who have been affected by the 2023/24 rainfall season.

With 46 injuries recorded and eight deaths, DoDMA Spokesperson, Chipiliro Khamula said the provision of relief assistance is ongoing and the department will continue reaching out to those affected.

“Assistance is on-going”- Khamula

The deaths were caused by lightning strikes and floods.

Since the onset of the rains in October 2023, at least 4,868 households have received various food and non-food relief items which include maize, beans, blankets, buckets and plastic sheets.

Mulanje District Council official assist a beneficiary during a distribution exercise

The councils affected are Balaka, Blantyre District, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Dowa, Kasungu District, Lilongwe District, Machinga, Mangochi District, Mulanje, Mchinji, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Ntcheu, Nsanje, Phalombe, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo and Zomba City.

 

Reported by Alinafe Mlamba.

 

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