DMMU donates relief mealie meal

ACTING Mushindamo District Commissioner, Oscar Mugala has handed over 50 by 12.5-ki logram bags of mealie meal from to families whose houses collapsed due to strong winds last Friday.

Mr Mugala said the relief food from the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) is meant to cushion the impact of the destruction in the area.

He said he was saddened by trail of destruc tion in the area which has also left people with out food.

“We are aware that the wind which swept through the area caused some damage not only to structures but food as well. Hence, we are giv ing this mealie meal so that you can have some thing to eat as you recover,” he said.

Mr Mugala has however called on local people to build strong structures to avoid such calamities.

And Kilumba Ward Councillor, Robert Muteba said strong winds have left a trail of destruction in the area as houses and shops have collapsed, roofs blown off and caused damage to property.

He said in an interview that the incident left 12 houses damaged as their roofs were blown off blown off.

“On Friday, around 23:00 hrs to 24:00 hours, there was strong wind in our area and people were left shocked as their houses collapsed and their iron sheets blown off,’’ he said.

Mr Muteba has since appealed to DMMU to help the community with necessary items to help them recover from the shock.

And one of the victims, Patricia Mugeleshi said people affected are mostly sleeping in thatched huts because their houses collapsed.

“We are not living well as our houses collapsed due to strong winds we experienced on Friday, so my family is spending nights in open huts,” Ms Mugeleshi said.

She has also called on government to provide them with roofing sheets as most of the affect ed families can only manage to mould bricks for constructing new houses.