Month: January 2023 Posts

Ambulances failing to reach health centre in Neno due to damaged bridge

Jan 16, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Vehicles carrying medical supplies cannot cross Mtsimukire River in  Neno as there is no bridge  and community members have taken up the role of delivering the supplies to Matope health centre in Neno, Southern Malawi.… ...

Journalists trained on disaster risk management reporting

Jan 11, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has underscored the need for media practitioners to take an active role and be factual in reporting disaster risk management issues. DoDMA's Relief and Rehabilitation desk officer responsible… ...

Man swept away by swollen river in Neno

Jan 09, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Joshua Maseko, 38, who was working as Animal Health Surveillance Assistant at Ligowe in Neno in southern Malawi has died after being swept away by a flooded Nkase River. According to a Police report, Maseko… ...

No relief items for households deliberately living in disaster prone areas – DoDMA  

Jan 05, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Commissioner for Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA), Charles Kalemba, has underscored the need for people to take weather forecasts seriously, saying those deliberately living in disaster-prone areas will not be assisted with relief items.… ...

Floods destroy property worth millions in Zomba

Dec 29, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Heavy rains have flooded parts of Zomba and has destroyed houses as well as property worth millions at Mboga Lodge. Residents closer to Mboga Lodge told Malawi24 that Likangala River started overflowing early Thursday morning… ...

MET Dept says floods could hit Nsanje

Dec 22, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says the threat of flash floods in Nsanje and Chikwawa is high due to heavy rains in the Southern Region. The department issued an alert yesterday indicating… ...

Malawians told to brace for five cyclones

Nov 11, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services has warned that the country is at risk of experiencing over five cyclones this rainy season. This is according to the Department's Chief of Meteorological Services, Charles… ...