A preliminary report by Mangochi District Council indicates that Tropical Cyclone Jude has affected 339 households in Traditional Authority (TA) Chowe and Sub Traditional Authority (STA) Moto, leaving many displaced.
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The report indicates that 119 male headed households, 203 female headed households, and 17 child headed households have been impacted by the heavy rains that hit the district on Tuesday.
According to the report, the Council has already established four camps in the affected TA’s including Nalikolo Camp hosting 305 people, Nalikolo Mosque hosting 274, Mambo Camp hosting a 480 and Amazon Camp hosting 362 people.
In an interview Spokesperson for the Council, Bishop Witmos, said they are, currently, relying on Area Disaster Risk Management Committees (ADRMCs) for updates on the situation.
“Some rivers, including outlets of lakes Malombe and Malawi, as well as Shire River, are flooded posing a challenge to access some areas,” said Witmos.
He has since called upon well wishers and organisations to assist the Council with food and non food items to be distributed to survivors in the camps.
