DanChurchAid
Malawi
Malawi floods displace thousands
Source: ACT International
DCA partners in Malawi say these floods have further hampered their relief efforts in response to the ongoing drought.
DanChurchAid is donating DKK 200,000 (approx. USD 33,000) to the relief work in Malawi.
- Over 8,000 farming families have been affected in Chikwawa where crops and livestock have been washed away and houses destroyed.
According to the Project Officer with Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) - a DCA partner in Nsanje district - parts of the areas affected in Nsanje look like another lake. Since this is the time that Malawi receives heavy rains, it is clear that those whose houses have been swept away will stay with friends as well as in public buildings such as schools that were spared by the floods. This will have adverse effects to the schools that are about to open in one week.
Malawi's Meteorological Department has warned that people living in low-lying areas throughout Malawi should brace themselves for more flooding because heavy rains will continue to fall in the coming weeks.
Following relief supplies are required: additional tents, water purification tablets, plastic sheeting, seeds for immediate planting after the floods subside, blankets, and kitchen sets.
DCA partners in Malawi are currently gathering more details on the ground.
