The media reports that the donation was made through Caritas Chipata today. Speaking during the handover of the items to Lundazi Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata Diocese, Gabriel Msipu, said the gesture is in the spirit of oneness. “We are grateful to God that no life has been lost as destroyed property could be replaced,” Bishop Msipu said, as he gave words of encouragement to victims who benefitted from the donation.
Bishop Msipu indicated that the church is fair in the distribution process by considering levels of vulnerability. And the Government is grateful for the assistance that has continued to pour in from cooperating partners during this time. Lundazi District Registration Officer, Lloyd Daka, said access to clean and safe water in the district following the flooding of the water treatment plant, has remained a challenge.
” We are looking at combining effort in repairing the collapsed dam wall, as this is the only sustainable way to address the current water challenge,” he stated. Mr Daka has since commended CRS for the assistance being rendered to alleviate challenges resulting from damage caused by the floods. In a vote of thanks, a beneficiary, Daniel Nyirenda expressed gratitude for the donation.
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“The problem is big. We have been displaced and left traumatised. We are still in the middle of the rainy season, so it is only through help like this that we are trying to cope,” Mr Nyirenda said. The organisation is also working towards providing a permanent solution to the water challenges being faced, by drilling mechanised boreholes in affected communities.
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