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* Malawi government failed to act as quickly as it should soon after the Meteorological Services forecasted the Cyclone * DoDMA stats indicate Nsanje and Chikwawa remain the worst hit districts * Nsanje having 15,421 households affected in 8 traditional authorities (T/As * Chikwawa has 10,159 households in 7 T/As being heavily affected as of Sunday January 30 By Duncan Mlanjira Efforts by Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Malawi Defence Force (MDF), Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS), Malawi…

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Senior Chief Mlolo * Appeals for wellwishers to help her clear out her debt with canoeists she engaged *More than 2,000 people are displaced from which 998 have so far been repatriated * At K250 each she owes the boatmen K249,500 and he figure is likely to go up * If the fuel problem persist, the ferrying will continue ferrying that will cost about M600,000 in total By Duncan Mlanjira As the situation became dire for stranded flood victims…

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The state of the Lower Shire * Members to contact vice-chairperson Andy Chokotho on 07741698850 and treasurer Jack Chitedze (07375570793) * Once they gather the items together for volunteers to come and collect for onward shipping to Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Following the floods that devastated many parts of the Southern Region due to Tropical Cyclone Ana that prompted President Lazarus Chakwera to declare it a state of natural disaster, Malawi UK Military Community (MUMCo) is mobilising its members…

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Also destroyed is road to Chikwawa from Blantyre * Cyclone Ana described as the biggest disaster to hit Malawi * It is worse than Cyclone Idai which hit the nation in 2020 By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Lydia Maganga, MANA The stretch from Chingeni to Zalewa along the Blantyre to Lilongwe M1 Road, has been closed for heavy vehicles to allow for repair works at Chingodzi Trading Centre, which is 3kms from Kam’mwamba towards Chingeni. The Road Authority…

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