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The relief support in Chilaweni by AMAKE * After consulting the Blantyre District Council they were advised to select from several of unattended evacuation camps in rural areas * We chose Chilaweni just by random and when we visited the area for assessment, we agreed that we made the right choice * We discovered that the bridge for the access road to this area — from the main one towards Lunzu — was cut off by the floods By…

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* International Telecommunication Union has since donated 25 satellite radios * Which DoDMA will be using in coordinating rescue operations * The death toll has since reached over 326, with over 90,000 people displaced — as announced by DoDMA at the cheque presentation By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has set up Emergency Operating Centre at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre which will be coordinating communication efforts to mitigate effects of the devastation caused by Cyclone…

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* As a truly Malawian company, we felt obliged to play our part in contributing to the relief efforts * Our heartfelt condolences to families who had lost their loved one in the disaster * We wish those injured quick recovery and those displaced a quick rehabilitation Maravi Express Malawi’s pioneer mobile network and ICT services provider, TNM Plc, has donated K20 million worth of relief items to Malawi Red Cross Society to assist with relief efforts for victims…

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The funeral ceremony in Chilobwe * As Chakwera leads Malawians in paying last respects to 21 people who died in Chilobwe from effects of the cyclone * While appealing to international community to help survivors with shelter, food and clothes * He underscored the need to enforce existing by-laws that could help to avert the future catastrophic incidents By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Memory Chatonda, MANA The Department of Climate Change & Meteorological Services confirmed this morning at…

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Update as of yesterday evening * The areas expected to be highly impacted (category 10) still remain Nsanje, Chikwawa, Mulanje, Thyolo, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Mwanza, Blantyre, Zomba Neno, Machinga and Mangochi districts * Some lakeshore districts and some such as Lilongwe, Dedza, Ntcheu and Balaka are likely to fall in either category 9 or 5 * While the remaining of the districts in central and northern areas are in category 2 By Duncan Mlanjira In its update as of Tuesday…

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