Floods Find Botswana Wanting

“I can concede that the rapidity of our response may not always be desirable due to lack of resources and the distance of areas we need to reach,” he told Parliament on Friday.

However, Masisi said District Disaster Management Committees (DDMC), which are responsible for responding to disaster and emergency situations in their districts, are always on high alert especially during the rainy season to respond to disaster situations. Each DDMC stocks relief materials such as tents, tarpaulins and generators in preparation, with additional stocks in Gaborone and Dukwi to back up the districts.