Floods Destroy Gweta Homes

Floods Destroy Gweta Homes
Floods Destroy Gweta Homes

FRANCISTOWN: The recent floods sustained in Gweta village have left residents struggling to deal with the grave repercussions. 

This is according to Gweta Disaster Committee chairperson, Ledule Bareki. Floods have inundated Gweta for the past two weeks, with no sign of water levels abating.

“So far 158 households have been affected. A sizeable number of people from those households are now being accommodated by friends and relatives because their homes are totally submerged in water. We have a family of 11 people that have been offered accommodation at a community hall. Other households have been given tents to use as temporary shelter because their houses have been destroyed by floods,” Bareki said on Saturday.

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