Malawi’s government said on Thursday that at least 13 people had died in four days of heavy rain and flooding across the donor dependent Southern African country.
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs said it had received preliminary reports from 16 of the country’s 36 councils.
So far, 9 598 households have been affected by the rains and flooding. Twelve evacuation camps have been set up in six councils.
The disaster management department has begun distributing aid to affected households.
It is asking for financial support and technical assistance from local and international partners as search and rescue operations continue.
The department says livestock and crops including tobacco have been washed away in some parts of the country.
Malawi is one of the biggest producers of burley tobacco in the world and tobacco is its main export commodity.
–Reuters–
