WHEREAS floods have occurred in such parts as are specified in the Schedule hereto causing death, injury to persons, displacement of persons, loss of land, damage to property and loss of food and possessions; 
AND WHEREAS in these circumstances it has become necessary to invoke the provisions of section 32 of the Act in order to secure the safety and protection of persons in the affected areas; 
OW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 32 (]) of the Act, I, PROFESSOR AR.THUR PETER MunthARIKA, President of the Republic of Malawi