VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the tendency of dumping rubbish in drainages has contributed to the flood situation in Lusaka. And Vice-President Nalumango says so far, four people have died due to flooding in Lusaka. Rendering a ministerial statement on the floods affecting parts of the country in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Vice-President Nalumango said unplanned settlements had also contributed to the flood situation as people were just building anywhere and blocking waterways. “The issue is dumping of waste in the drainages. A lot of work has been done to make drainages but the irresponsible behaviour we have as a people of throwing rubbish in the drainage blocked the water. The other reason is building in wrong places, unplanned settlements, people...

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