PressCane Limited has donated food items worth K50 million to 2 500 households affected by floods in traditional authorities (T/As) Katunga and Maseya in Chikwawa District.
Speaking at the event on Saturday, the ethanol distillery company’s chief executive officer Bryson Mkhomaanthu said the company was moved to act after witnessing the devastation caused by floods.
maize flour to a beneficiary. | Andrew Tembo
“We intend to stand in solidarity with the people who have been affected. At this location alone, about 1 250 people were impacted, while at the previous site we visited, approximately 1 004 people were affected. Some families have managed to return to their homes, but many lost their food supplies due to the disaster,” he said.
Mkhomaanthu said they committed K50 million in support efforts and will continue to assess how they can extend the help to more people.
Chikwawa Central legislator Gerald Bede (Democratic Progressive Party) commended PressCane for the timely intervention and appealed to other stakeholders to support households that are yet to receive assistance.
“The number of people directly affected is approximately 2 254, while the total number of those impacted has reached close to 4 000. We are grateful for the support that has been rendered so far,” he said.
One of the beneficiaries, Mercy Chimwenje from Mtondeza Village in T/A Katunga thanked PressCane Limited for the donation.
“We lost almost everything to the floods. Life has been difficult for us and many families did not know where their next meal would come from, but we will now eat nsima.” she said.
