Malawi's natural disaster death toll rises to 56

STORY: Malawi's natural disaster death toll rises to 56 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of collapsed houses 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs 3. various of collapsed houses STORYLINE: Malawi's natural disaster death toll for the 2022/23 rainy season has reached 56, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) announced in a statement Wednesday. A total of 16,427 households from 26 districts across the country have been affected by natural disasters, mainly stormy rains, floods, strong winds, hailstorms and lightning, the statement said, adding that 145 people have sustained various degrees of injuries. SOUNDBITE (English): CHARLES KALEMBA, Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs "For the past week, we have been having flooding in a number of localities, but we are monitoring the situation and we are ready to be there in places where we are supposed to assist people." Meanw