Warn us of impending floods

It is always updating the nation about the weather conditions. It does not wait for a disaster to happen and then react. Remember early this year when they warned us about Cyclone Dineo, which left a trail of destruction. We knew earlier 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. The rainy season is upon us and we expect this wonderful department to do as they always do. We do not want to be caught unprepared if there are likely floods during the upcoming rain season. The Disaster Management Committee should also start capacity-building exercises in low areas prone to flooding.