KABOMPO District Commissioner Hubert Chinyanga has advised residents in rural areas to construct permanent houses and structures to avoid being victims of extreme weather conditions the country experiences. Chinyanga said people should construct houses with strong bricks or blocks and properly reinforced iron sheets as this prevents them from being affected by the climate change effects such as heavy rains and storms. He said this in Kabompo district shortly after he inspected over six houses that were affected by a heavy storm over the weekend in the M8 area. “Let us ensure we now construct permanent houses and structures as climate change effects are real as seen from the collapsed houses today. Most houses that we construct are a disaster...

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