THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has hailed weather experts for effectively using the media to dispatch information about Cyclone Dineo currently sweeping across the country.
BY SILAS NKALA
MIHR yesterday said it conducted a survey where at least 88% of people in Matabeleland South province confirmed to have received information via SMS, radio and newspapers.
The Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe and Civil Protection Unit last week predicted that the cyclone would leave a trail of destruction in Matabeleland and Masvingo provinces, and warned people in flood-prone areas to move to higher ground.
“Thirty-four percent of the respondents received the information via SMS, 23% got it on radio, 23% heard from other community members, 7,6% read it in the newspapers, 7,6% heard from community leaders (councillors and teachers) and 3,8% heard from social media,” the MIHR report read.
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Source : NewsDay Zimbabwe
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