Waziri wa kilimo na chakula, kauze chakula ; President of Malawi declares flood & drought emergency

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The flood will make Malawi's food shortages worse

Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has declared a "state of national disaster" and called for international assistance following severe floods in several parts of the country.
"This is a disaster of highest proportion," Mr Muluzi said in a national address on Saturday after making an aerial inspection of the area.

Three million Malawians are at risk of starvation
The floods, caused by torrential rain, have killed at least eight people and displaced thousands more at a time when the country faces famine because of a drought.
Six out of Malawi's 28 districts have been affected, including Salima where aid agencies have been supplying emergency food rations for a year.

Homeless people were now taking refuge in schools, churches and the open ground, Mr Muluzi said on national radio.

Many homes and gardens have been washed away and livestock killed.

But a full assessment of the situation has not been made as many districts have been cut off following the destruction of roads and bridges.

"The situation is likely to be much worse than we estimate now," Lucius Chikuni, Malawi's commissioner for Disaster Preparedness told Reuters.
The United Nations estimated last year that three million Malawians are at risk from famine.

Neighbouring Mozambique was also affected by floods this week.

Officials in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia say 5,000 people have been made homeless.
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President declares Malawi state of disaster: Appeals for assistance as floods and drought hit
President Peter Mutharika has declared Malawi a state of disaster as floods have hit most parts of the north following continuous rains for close to two weeks and drought in most parts of the south.

Mutharika: Appeal for assistance

Mutharika made the declaration on Tuesday as vice president Saulos Chilima braved heavy rains to visit muddy and slippery areas of 1700 displaced people camps.

The President has done this in accordance with powers conferred upon him by section 32(1) of the Disaster Preparedness and Relief Act. In a statement released on Tuesday April 12, the day on which the declaration took effect.

Mutharika points out persistent dry spells facilitated by El Nino , inadequate or erratic rainfall and
destructive floods as some of the factors behind the current state of affairs.

The declaration will help both local and international organisations to solicit aid for the needy.

Mutharika says the floods and drought will force food production to go down by 24 per cent compared to last year and the number of beneficiaries of relief food will shoot up from the current three million people in government data base.

So far six people have been killed and 10 people are in hospitals with serious injuries following collapse of 1080 houses in Mzuzu alone due to heavy rains.

There are also reports of deaths due to hunger related due to drought in some parts of the country but President Mutharika and his government rejects this year.

Informed by expert advice from Ministry of Agriculture officials, the President said Malawi needs just over three million metric tonnes of maize every year but it is projected that next year Malawi will have 2.4 million metric tonnes. This year Malawi had 2.7 million metric tonnes of maize, signalling a 12.5 percent drop in maize production.

He therefore has appealed for humanitarian relief assistance from international donor community, United Nations agencies, NGOs, private sector as well as citizens of goodwill.

Food and governance experts have hailed President Mutharika for his proactive and pragmatic response to seemingly another year of food shortage.
Source: Nyasa Times

 

[ALOMOLIE]

poleni majirani

 

[ego]

hiyo ni nafasi ya kuinua kilimo, tanzania tunaweza kuwafutia ushuru chakula kilichoko kwenye maghala yetu tukauze huko ili wakati wa mavuno tununue mazao mengi kwa wananchi na kurudisha ghalani.

njia hiyo ya kuangalia matatizo ya chakula kwa majirani zetu na kutafuta masoko yatakuza uzalishaji wa kilimo hapa kwetu.

sidhani kama tukifuatilia historia tunaweza kutegemea kukumbana na jambo la ghafla lakini ni bora tufanye maamuzi ya kuinua kilimo chetu leo na likitokea la ghafla tutumie fedha kununua nje na watanzania wataelewa kuwa mantiki ilikuwa nzuri.

The flood will make Malawi's food shortages worse

Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has declared a "state of national disaster" and called for international assistance following severe floods in several parts of the country.
"This is a disaster of highest proportion," Mr Muluzi said in a national address on Saturday after making an aerial inspection of the area.

Three million Malawians are at risk of starvation
The floods, caused by torrential rain, have killed at least eight people and displaced thousands more at a time when the country faces famine because of a drought.
Six out of Malawi's 28 districts have been affected, including Salima where aid agencies have been supplying emergency food rations for a year.

Homeless people were now taking refuge in schools, churches and the open ground, Mr Muluzi said on national radio.

Many homes and gardens have been washed away and livestock killed.

But a full assessment of the situation has not been made as many districts have been cut off following the destruction of roads and bridges.

"The situation is likely to be much worse than we estimate now," Lucius Chikuni, Malawi's commissioner for Disaster Preparedness told Reuters.
The United Nations estimated last year that three million Malawians are at risk from famine.

Neighbouring Mozambique was also affected by floods this week.

Officials in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia say 5,000 people have been made homeless.
President declares Malawi state of disaster: Appeals for assistance as floods and drought hit

 

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The flood will make Malawi's food shortages worse

Malawi President Bakili Muluzi has declared a "state of national disaster" and called for international assistance following severe floods in several parts of the country.
"This is a disaster of highest proportion," Mr Muluzi said in a national address on Saturday after making an aerial inspection of the area.

Three million Malawians are at risk of starvation
The floods, caused by torrential rain, have killed at least eight people and displaced thousands more at a time when the country faces famine because of a drought.
Six out of Malawi's 28 districts have been affected, including Salima where aid agencies have been supplying emergency food rations for a year.

Homeless people were now taking refuge in schools, churches and the open ground, Mr Muluzi said on national radio.

Many homes and gardens have been washed away and livestock killed.

But a full assessment of the situation has not been made as many districts have been cut off following the destruction of roads and bridges.

"The situation is likely to be much worse than we estimate now," Lucius Chikuni, Malawi's commissioner for Disaster Preparedness told Reuters.
The United Nations estimated last year that three million Malawians are at risk from famine.

Neighbouring Mozambique was also affected by floods this week.

Officials in the provinces of Nampula and Zambezia say 5,000 people have been made homeless.
President declares Malawi state of disaster: Appeals for assistance as floods and drought hit

Mleta mada hivi ni kweli hujui Rais wa Malawi Kwa sasa ni nani?

 

[Lambardi]

Mleta mada hivi ni kweli hujui Rais wa Malawi Kwa sasa ni nani?

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