DMMU National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen says the unit will need more resources to respond to the anticipated impact of floods, and has called for support from cooperating partners. On Tuesday, the Zambia Meteorological Department (MET) warned of flash floods in Eastern, Lusaka, Western, Southern, North-Western, Central, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces. Asked if the unit was financially prepared to respond to floods, especially after offering drought support, Dr Pollen responded in the negative. “No, we need more money. We need support; we need a whole-of-society approach to address the challenges that we are facing,” he said. When asked how much was needed, Dr Pollen said one could not estimate the impact of a disaster until it happened. “You can’t know...