{"id":40735,"date":"2023-12-20T17:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T17:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=40735"},"modified":"2023-12-20T16:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T16:37:30","slug":"strong-winds-destroy-23-homesteads-in-tsamaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/strong-winds-destroy-23-homesteads-in-tsamaya","title":{"rendered":"STRONG WINDS DESTROY 23 HOMESTEADS IN TSAMAYA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Strong winds and heavy rain in Tsamaya and Siviya last week left 23 homesteads, two hardwares, two shops, a night club and Tsamaya Primary School roofless.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>North East District Disaster Management Committee said it issued five food baskets worth P2 500 each and five tents to five homesteads.<\/p>\n<p>The storm also affected electricity supply in the village.<\/p>\n<p>The district commissioner, council secretary and other officials visited the affected homesteads and a team was dispatched to the two villages to carry out damage assessments.<\/p>\n<p>In Tsamaya, four households were given food baskets worth P500 each and three were assisted with tents while in Siviya one household was assisted with a food basket<\/p>\n<p>The District Disaster Management Committee was still to determine the cost of the damage in the two villages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Strong winds and heavy rain in Tsamaya and Siviya last week left 23 homesteads, two hardwares, two shops, a night club and Tsamaya Primary School roofless. North East District Disaster Management Committee said it issued five food baskets worth P2 500 each and five tents to five homesteads. 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