Prepare for floods now

This is a welcome development that should be applauded. This week this department warned the country that the second half of the rainy season in January and February 2017 would be characterised by heavy rains countrywide, with a risk of flooding on the scale of the disasters that occurred in the year 2000.

They reminded us of the worst floods ever in 1999/2000-rain season that covered huge areas of Botswana. No wonder those floods are regarded as the worst ever floods to happen in this landlocked country which is mostly a desert. Five months ago President Ian Khama, in his previous capacity as the SADC chair, launched a global appeal for P29.6 billion of relief aid, as 23 million citizens wallow in extreme hunger, with experts warning of imminent deaths.