Luano Releif maize soaked

More than 300 bags of relief maize provided to
Luano residents by the Disaster Management and
Mitigation Unity (DMMU) has been soaked by
heavy rains.
Luano District Commissioner Luke Mwamba said
the maize was soaked after the roof of a
classroom where the commodity was being kept
was blown off by heavy winds.
In an interview from Luano yesterday, Mr
Mwamba said he was saddened with the
calamitous incident that happened at Chingombe
school.
He said the incident happened after the roof of a
newly-built one-by-two classroom block in
which the maize was stored was blown-off by
strong winds.
Mr Mwamba advised that the maize be
immediately distributed to the intended
beneficiaries to avoid it completely going to
waste.
"The entire roof of the school was ripped off by
the strong winds which was followed by heavy
rain which soaked the whole consignment of
relief maize, "he said.
He said the District Education Board Secretary
(DEBS) and his office would soon conduct an
assessment of the destruction to the school
before submitting to the relevant Government
departments towards rehabilitating it.
Meanwhile, distribution of relief food, which
started on Tuesday this week by Zambia Air force
(ZAF) helicopters to three areas of Luano valley,
has been successfully completed.
Mr Mwamba said 700 by 50kilogramme bags of
relief maize had since been delivered to
Ching'ombe, Mbosha and Chembe in the Luano
valley.
Out of the 700 bags of maize, Ching'ombe
received 300 by 50kilogramme bags, Mbosha
received 200, while Chembe got 200.
He paid tribute to the Government for giving the
people of Luano valley relief maize considering
that the area faced severe hunger.
The area is facing starvation because they had not
been cultivating for the past seven years due to
the presence of the gunned down three notorious
Mailoni brothers who terrorised the area.