Some residents in areas of Traditional Authority Ngabu in Chikwawa have said over two months have passed since they last received relief items.
The concerned people’s houses were destroyed by rains and winds in January.
A resident of Mtayamanja Village, Workstone Mponda, said the area hardly sees organisations coming to their rescue in times of need.
He added that they are also threatenned with hunger this year after heavy rains and armyworms destroyed their crops.
“We live like animals in the bush. Our road network is very poor, that’s why organisations do not often come here with relief food,” he said.
Mponda recounted times when patients would be ferried on locally-made stretchers as no ambulance can make its way to the area.
Another resident, Stephano Matiasi, of Group village Headman Jassi, said he lost everything except his small bag.
“It was around 8pm when the rains started. We were all in our houses when water forced through my house and swept away my property,” he said.
However, on Saturday, an organisation called Eagles Relief and Development Programme International relieved the villages of Jassi, Nyasa, Goliati, Daniel, Mashalubu, Mose and Mtayamanja with a cash transfer initiative.
The 140 affected families each received K70,000 to rebuild.
The organisation’s Programmes Manager Wilford Kamuona also decried the poor roads in the area which prevented them from coming in time with the initiative.
“We are assured of a positive change in the lives of these people. Listening to their stories you would be shocked with the experiences they went through,” he said.
Meanwhile, the community members are still asking for more help as they brace for another cycle of hunger this year due to the rains and armyworms which destroyed their crops.
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