Weather experts are warning of severely weather in most parts in the southern region which will lead to heavy flooding in some areas. Director of Climate Change and Meteorological Department Jolam Nkhokwe has said continuous rains are expected in the south from today, Tuesday. “This will cause heavy flooding. This is so because the soil […]
UTM Party officials Friday visited and consoled flood victims in Lilongwe donating various items which included blankets and food items. Led by UTM Secretary General Patricia Kaliati and Publicity Secretary Joseph Chidanti Malunga and other party officials, the group visited flood victims and also inspected the damaged Chidzanja Bridge in Lilongwe which was damaged by […]
Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has said the recent floods which wrecked havoc in Lilongwe can be attributed to human activities which could be avoided. Chief Agriculture Meteorologist, Adams Chavula said the recent floods which occurred in Mchesi, Kawale and Chipasula in Lilongwe were man-made and that the city council could be blamed […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (Met)has issued a fresh weather warning to kick in this week with the possibility of more flooding. The director of climate change and meteorological services Jolamu Nkhokwe, the floods will result from heavy rains that are expected to continue this week. “The country will continue to experience […]
A two year old baby has died in Balaka after a house which she was sleeping in fall due to a hailstorm that occurred in the area Friday evening. Balaka District had for the past five days been receiving excessive rains accompanied by wind. In an interview with the mother of the deceased baby, Dorothy Mauwa, […]
Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango, has said is dissappointed with compromised quality over the Mchesi Bridge in the capital Lilongwe that got washed away by heavy rains two days ago. Mhango, who toured the place on Friday, said the new bridge is very far from reaching its life span. According to Mhango, […]
At least 176 households in Chipasula, Kaliyeka and Kawale in Lilongwe District have been affected by what now appear to be perennial floods in the district after Chipasula River flooded following heavy rains that fell for at least two hours on Thursday. The Ministry of Homeland Security has since already come in to assist the […]
Heavy rains has caused infrastructure damage to some part of Lilongwe. Bridges at Chipasula, Kawale and Chidzanja have all been damaged as a result of the flooding. Households along the areas have been affected. Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi on Friday visited the areas that have been affected by flash floods in Lilongwe City. […]
Minister of Homeland Security Nicolas Dausi on Thursday presided over the distribution of relief items to 3,790 flood victims in Mulanje District. The victims suffered stormy rains that damaged their houses and household property last Sunday. Dausi accompanied by the Mulanje District Commissioner Charles Makanga inspected some of the affected structures in the area of […]
Rain-battered Malawi is bracing itself for more flooding chaos and government has set aside K68.5 billion ($94.1 million) for the humanitarian response plan, Minister of Homeland Security Nicholas Dausi has said. “There will be more flooding this year,” said Dausi during the official launch of the 2019 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Plan at Kapili Primary School ground in Salima. Large parts […]
Government has issued a stern warning that three major rivers in the south might burst its banks due to heavy rains expected in the next day or so. Principal secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Gray Nyandule Phiri says rivers Ruo, Shire and Mwanza are expected to flood in the next […]
Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds, storms, lightning and thunder could cause chaos once again with a warning issued for flash flooding. Department of Meteorological Department and Climate Change are sternly warning , saying the south will be hit first of the freak weather between November 28 and 30. In a statement issued on Novemebr […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has forecasted that some parts of Nsanje District will likely be hit by either floods or dry spells in the 2018/19 rainy season due to impending El Nino. Chief meteorologist responsible for weather forecasting in the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Charles Vanya, gave the […]
The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (MET) has warned farmers of a possible El Nino-induced drought during the crop-growing season. Announcing the 2018/2019 rainfall season forecast, Ma director of the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services, Jolamu Nkhokwe, told a news conferene that there is a chance of an El Nino rainfall […]
State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima says plans are underway to construct emergency evacuation centres for people affected by disasters across the country. Chilima who is also minister responsible for Disaster Management Affairs was speaking Wednesday at Kasantha and Kaporo in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kilupula in Karonga where he visited households […]
State Vice President and Minister Responsible for Disaster Management Affairs, Dr Saulos Chilima on Tuesday visited Nkhotakota district to appreciate and assess the extent of damage caused by heavy rains and strong winds that have left over 6500 people destitute. Chilima also presented relief items which included maize and kitchen utensils to flood victims that […]
Three children were on Saturday found dead in Rumphi after a river burst and flooding waters swept them away as they were washing their clothes. Police spokesperson in Rumphi Victor Khamisi said the children aged between six and 10 went to wash their clothes and bath in Chiphakasa river where suddenly flooding waters swept them away after heavy rains up […]
A boy from Mwangomba village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mwakaboko in Karonga the northern border part of Malawi is reportedly missing because of floods that have hit the district due to persistence heavy rains that started Thursday. Confirming the development, Karonga District Commissioner (DC) Richard Hara said the floods have also dispersed over three hundred households in […]