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7, 000 households affected by floods

• FNB Zambia’s donation to the Chama flood victims is valued at K100, 000.
• The donation by FNB will go a long way in helping households that have been hard hit by the floods.
• Different cooperating partners must emulate what FNB has done to supplement government efforts.

Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has disclosed that over 7, 000 households have been affected by floods across the country.
Speaking when First National Bank (FNB) Zambia donated assorted food items and hygiene products worth K100, 000 for the flood victims in Chama District, DMMU National Coordinator Dr. Gabriel Pollen said government has been grappling with multiple challenges because the floods have disrupted normal livelihoods.
Dr. Pollen noted that the floods have caused damage to infrastructure such as bridges and schools in some parts of the country.
“This donation by FNB will go a long way in helping many of the households that have been hard hit by the floods. Floods have disrupted normal livelihoods and we have experienced loss of lives in some areas.”
“The scale and scope of devastation has been quite wide ranging. Over 7, 000 households have been affected by floods, we have set up temporal shelters in Namwala and Monze and also Mwandi in Western Province,” Dr. Pollen said.
He stated that the affected communities are in need of provisions and relief.
Dr. Pollen called on other cooperating partners to come on board and supplement government efforts to help mitigate the effects of floods in affected areas.
“In addition to evacuating households, we are also grappling with loss of critical infrastructure around the country where some bridges and critical washing points have been washed away, schools have had some roofs blown off and therefore there are some students who have not been attending school from the inception of the term.”
“Our call is different cooperating partners and the private sector to emulate what FNB has done today to supplement government efforts,” he stated.
And FNB Zambia Board Chairman Richard Mazombwe said the bank has decided to provide relief to the affected families because most communities are already economically disadvantaged and the floods have worsened the situation.
Mr. Mazombwe expressed confidence that the donated items which include mealie meal, beans, Kapenta and bathing soap and other hygiene products will get to the intended beneficiaries.
“We saw if fit to complement the efforts of government and other stakeholders to provide real help to the flood victims. The Bank has therefore decided to donate food and hygiene items to the flood victims in Chama district of Eastern Province.”
“We realize that a lot of other communities across the country face a similar problem, we will therefore endeavor as much as our resources allow, to render similar support to those situations as well. FNB Zambia’s donation to the Chama flood victims is valued at K100, 000,” Mr. Mazombwe said.

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