Spokesperson for the department Chipiliro Khamula has confirmed about the news to Zodiak saying maize, Soyabean, tobbaco and groundnuts are some of the crop fields that have heavily been damaged.

He further stated that the department has also managed to provide relief items like for instance food,tents and blankets to the affected households.

According to Khamula, the number of households that have been displayed and those that have lost their lives due to the incident still remain at 37 and 3 respectively