President Professor Peter Mutharika says government is to come up with a comprehensive national conservation policy.

The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) through its relief and development arm, Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) recently distributed food and none food items to flood victims in Ntcheu, Dedza diocese.

Linda Phulani an 18 year old woman who was severely beaten over a week ago by her husband John Yasini using steel chains and rods for visiting a friend without his consent is responding well to treatment, according to Mchinji District Hospital officials.

The department of disaster management affairs says it appreciates continued support from the corporate world in the flood disaster which is enabling recovery process for the victims.