A four-month-old baby has died, and four others have been injured after their houses collapsed following heavy rains in Blantyre.

Faith Khamula, Blantyre’s disaster management officer, told media that over 230 houses have been destroyed since October due to such incidents.

She further disclosed that just this week, 40 families in the area of Traditional Authority Machinjiri and 28 families in the area of Traditional Authority Lundu have been affected by sudden collapses caused by heavy rains.