Elephants damage Sibbinda flash flood victims’ crops

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2026-04-02

SIBBINDA, 31 April 2026 - Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Colgar Sikopo (left) responding to some of the flash floods victims' concerns on human-wildlife conflict at the Sibbinda relocation camp. Pictured with him is Constituency Councillor Matengu Nkando. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 02 APR (NAMPA) – Displaced residents in the Sibbinda Constituency of the Zambezi Region have requested government intervention following an increase in human-wildlife conflict.
The affected residents, who were relocated due to flash floods, reported that roaming herds of elephants and hippopotamuses have destroyed their primary food sources.
During a site visit on Tuesday, a high-level delegation led by Minister of Urban and Rural...

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