February 1, 2012

David Morrison - Bangula, Malawi:

 We have distributed more food to the 448 families in Bangula who lost their homes a couple of weeks ago.  We gave each family 1 x 50 kg maize, 5 kgs beans, and 1  2m x 2m cloth (zitenji).  

Dear Friends of the Morrison’s and the Iris Africa Team in Malawi:

As many of you already know, the Bangula region of southern Malawi was devastated by flash flooding a few days ago that caused havoc throughout the local villages and left hundreds of families homeless with little left but the clothes on their backs. The depth of water streaming through the Bangula market area was over four feet high, crashing through shops, destroying merchandise, and collapsing buildings.

David Morrison, base director, Bangula, Malawi:

 After a prolonged period of insufficient rain farmers needed for the crops to survive, a powerful storm delivered 115mm of rain within a period of only 90 minutes over Bangula late Thursday afternoon. The immense volume of rain caused havoc throughout the villages. The depth of water streaming through the Bangula market area was over 4’, crashing through shops, destroying merchandise, and collapsing buildings. The devastation for people in the villages was worse.