300 Residents Lose Houses To Floods In Chiredzi

Over 300 residents lost their houses, which were constructed on wetlands, to flash floods that swept through Chiredzi Town last month.

The residents are now planning to sue Chiredzi Town Council which sold them the stands. Chiredzi West legislator Farai Msikavanhu (Zanu-PF) has vowed to assist those willing to sue the local authority. Msikavanhu said residents must be compensated for losing out owing to poor planning by Chiredzi Town Council. Said Msikavanhu:

The national disaster as evidenced by flash floods-induced mud slides and fatalities in Chimanimani Urban residential areas during the just-ended Cyclone Idai strengthens my resolve to ensure that Chiredzi Town Council must compensate all residents who spent a fortune building their houses on stands in wetlands that they bought from council. Council is yet to formally issue a statement on how it intends to go about the compensation and relocation process. As a responsible legislator I have an obligation to support the affected residents in pursuing legal action if need be on this matter

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