Flood survivors in various camps in Chikwawa district are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases and malaria if no assistance is provided to them urgently.

Speaking to YFM the survivors at Nkhwazi and M’dala camps said they do not have clean water, sanitation facilities and adequate mosquito nets because they lost everything to Cyclone Ana.

According to Nduzayani Sitolo, a pregnant woman at M’dala camp, clean water is needed so that can prevent a diarrhea infection which if not careful can cause distress and harm her unborn child.

“My appeal to those providing humanitarian support is that they should also bring us mosquito nets because we are sleeping without them and this also poses a threat to some of us who are pregnant,” Sitolo said.

Concurring with Sitolo, Group Village Head Kanseche 2 said his people need Chlorine to treat water but also additional toilets.

“My people are suffering,just imagine there are three toilets on this camp against 505 families,” Group Village Head Kanseche 2 said.

Nkhwazi camp has not been spared and Senior Group Village Head Nkhwazi said they are 3731 families against two toilets.

Senior Group Village Head Nkhwazi said his people are at risk and some have resorted to open defecation.