NIGERIAN Prophet TB Joshua has donated a consignment of
blankets, food hampers, stationery and sanitary ware worth US$12 000 to Binga
flood victims.
The donations were received on behalf of the victims by
Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs Minister Richard Moyo on Friday and have
since been distributed to families.
The donations were brought by a team from Emmanuel TV, a
Christian television network owned by the prophet’s Synagogue Church of All
Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeria.
“This donation towards the Binga flood victim is coming
from Prophet TB Joshua in Lagos, Nigeria. He sent 300 blankets, stationery and
food hampers worth US$12 000.
“This was brought into the country last week and we got
blessings from the Minister (Richard Moyo) to distribute the goods to the
affected families,” said Mr Desire Masuku, Emmanuel TV relief disaster
coordinator.
Minister Moyo
thanked Prophet TB Joshua for the gesture.
He said the donation will go a long way in addressing the
plight of the affected families and urged other organisations to complement
Government efforts as was done by TB Joshua.
Minister Moyo said 30 tents had since been pitched to
temporarily accommodate families whose homes were destroyed by floods.
“So far 30 tents have been pitched out of the 341 which
were donated by Government through CPU. Three boreholes have been drilled at
the site and we have also identified a new permanent site for the victims where
they will be relocated. We also donated detergents and clothes from our
partners,” he said.
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has also
availed water bowsers and water treatment chemicals to the victims.
According to a Civil
Protection Unit (CPU) report, 181 homes at Nsungwale village under Chief
Sinakoma in Binga district were affected by flooding of which 37 were
completely destroyed, leaving the families homeless.
The floods claimed an elderly man’s life while 34 families
were evacuated to safety by Government’s rapid response teams led by the CPU.
Chronicle
0 comments:
Post a Comment