Amidst reports of theft of relief foodstuffs meant for Tropical Cyclone Freddy victims, President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has warned that his government will unleash law enforcement agents to deal with the culprits.
National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) has donated 10,000 kilogrammes of maize flour and rice to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DODMA) to enable the agency to respond to the needs of the people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the Southern Region.
ActionAid Malawi has disclosed that it is scaling up its interventions and working with local partners in the affected districts to urgently assess the situation, provide vital assistance to the worst affected survivors and support rescue efforts.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential aspirant Paul Gadama has donated assorted items to people affected by Cyclone Freddy in Thyolo, Chiradzulu, Phalombe and Blantyre districts.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential aspirant Dr. Dalitso Kabambe has encouraged those involved in humanitarian efforts for Cyclone Freddy victims from both the public and private sectors to reach out to the hard to reach areas where the damage caused by the cyclone is enormous.
While the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has attempted to use the cyclone disaster as political opportunity for mileage taking and territory patronage, the country's president, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has projected a different inclination and appeal.
The raging Tropical Cyclone Freddy has made most health facilities inaccessible to people in the affected districts, a preliminary report from the Ministry of Health says.
Former President and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika is expected to visit and cheer victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Blantyre this afternoon.
Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has assured victims of the Tropical Cyclone Freddy in some districts in the Southern Region that his government will provide maximum support to them.
The United Nations (UN) in Malawi has called for urgent coordinated support for the people impacted by the destruction caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
As one way of complementing relief and rescue efforts on the ground following the devastation caused by cyclone Freddy in some parts of the Southern Region, former Reserve Bank Governor and DPP presidential aspirant Dr Dalitso Kabambe has taken a lead in mobilising relief support amounting to K18 million.
