Flash floods: Gweru City Council sets up emergency evacuation centres

Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau

GWERU City Council has set up emergency centres to accommodate people who might be affected by flash floods as the city receives heavy downpours.

In a statement, the local authority said it had set up evacuation centres in Mambo (Shumba Hall), Senga (Ingwe Hall), Mtapa (Mtapa Hall) and Woodlands (Nazarene Church of Christ).

Other evacuation centres are Mkoba 2 Hall, Mkoba 10 Clubhouse and Muwunga Primary School.

“We would like to inform our valued residents that we have evacuation centres set up for those who could be affected by floods,” the council said.