{"id":33870,"date":"2021-01-30T16:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=33870"},"modified":"2021-01-30T14:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T12:03:31","slug":"torrential-rains-leave-chitungwiza-suburbs-under-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/torrential-rains-leave-chitungwiza-suburbs-under-water","title":{"rendered":"Torrential Rains Leave Chitungwiza Suburbs Under Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Chitungwiza Municipality was on Saturday expected to hold an emergency meeting to address flooding in some parts of the sprawling town caused by a torrential downpour on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that some commercial buildings and houses in areas such as Zengeza 4, Chikwanha, Units L, K and N were inundated with floodwater rising to window level.<\/p>\n<p>The floods have left scores of residents stranded with public infrastructure extensively damaged.<\/p>\n<p>A motorist reportedly escaped unhurt after his car was swept away while trying to cross the flooded Duri stream.<\/p>\n<p>Nyatsime suburb was also cut off from as the bridge linking it to the rest of the town was submerged.<\/p>\n<p>Chitungwiza Town Council spokesperson Lovemore Meya last night confirmed that an emergency was pencilled for this Saturday. He said:<\/p>\n<p>We called for a meeting to map a way forward following the damage caused by the heavy rains this afternoon and the meeting is scheduled for tomorrow (today).<\/p>\n<p>When there are natural disasters like these, we call a meeting and map a way forward as well as deploy resources to address the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Chitungwiza has been invaded by land barons who have taken advantage of desperate home-seekers and parcelled out housing stands on wetlands.<\/p>\n<p>Over 11 000 houses that were built on illegally allocated land could be razed to the ground by the council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Chitungwiza Municipality was on Saturday expected to hold an emergency meeting to address flooding in some parts of the sprawling town caused by a torrential downpour on Friday. 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