Zambia: Veep Declares Worm Invasion As National Crisis

VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has declared the continued rampaging of army worms as a national crisis and implored the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to improve communication with the affected provinces in curbing the crop-eating pests.

Ms Wina said this during the launch of the emergency operation to eliminate the outbreak of the army worms at the DMMU offices in Lusaka yesterday.

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