LUSAKA, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Thursday directed the country's disaster management agency to work with other stakeholders to find a lasting solution to perennial floods in Lusaka, the country's capital, during the rainy season.
The Zambian leader said the flooding situation in the city was historical hence the need to find a solution to deal with it once and for all.
The Zambian leader was speaking when he visited and inspected the drainage system in Kanyama, one of the sprawling shanty compounds in the city known for floods.
The government, he said, will provide resources to ensure that the drainage system in flood-prone residential areas in the city was improved.
Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe said the agency was working with other stakeholders to find a lasting solution to the flooding problem in residential areas in the city.
He said the finance ministry has already provided resources to deal with the floods and blamed the situation on the failure by engineers to plan for proper drainage systems.
Floods are common in the Zambian capital during the rainy season which has just started. Enditem
