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Thunderstorms And High Winds Ravage Schools And Houses Across Zimbabwe

5 months agoTue, 29 Oct 2024 11:26:41 GMT
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Thunderstorms And High Winds Ravage Schools And Houses Across Zimbabwe

Isolated thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds have caused damage in various parts of the country this month.

While precipitation has generally been light, Kwekwe recorded 15mm and Nyanga reported 44mm of rainfall.

In a statement, the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works said the thunderstorms have affected several schools across the country.

At Chirumba Secondary School in Bikita District (Masvingo), strong winds caused a fallen tree to damage the roofs of Blair toilets and teachers’ houses on Thursday, but no casualties were reported.

Heavy rains and strong winds at Mataga Growth Point in Mberengwa District led to the roofs being blown off the classroom blocks at Chamakudo and Remiti Primary Schools, affecting nearby homesteads as well.

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In Mashonaland East, a strong wind on Wednesday blew off the roof of a computer laboratory block at Kagande Secondary School in Mutoko District.

The following day, a violent storm in Hwedza District damaged classroom blocks at Joseph Munzverengi Secondary School by blowing off the roof.

In Matabeleland South, heavy rains and strong winds in Matobo District (Ward 23) damaged six homesteads, with four suffering severe damage.

A storm in Ward 7 of Beitbridge District destroyed solar panels and crops valued at approximately R100,000 at an irrigation scheme in Luwade Village, Beitbridge West Constituency.

Recently, James Ngoma, the head of forecasting at the Meteorological Services Department, said that the department anticipates rainfall levels returning to near-normal as the El Niño phenomenon begins to fade. He said:

Earlier this year, we experienced El Niño conditions, but we are now transitioning into a neutral phase, which should bring us closer to typical rainfall patterns.

We expect to see more normal to above-normal rains as we progress into the sub-seasons of the main season.

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11 Comments

Abeshto · 5 months ago
sadly incident
🌄🧱🍓🎊💞🎂🏆🍑🌽🍕👙 · 5 months ago
ministry of finance must put their heads together and find solutions to the disaster.in their budget they put extra money which is meant to relief Zimbabwe when disaster comes and this time donors are needed.
Tapiwa Mahachi · 5 months ago
yakatioaradzira chikoro chedu pabikita
rhabos · 5 months ago
Nyahon primary in mash east chivhu wazvaremhaka chaira village classrum blocks blown n stil no repairs yet it's a sad situation right now
porongi · 5 months ago
chirumba high is in bikita near bikita office near vushe primary school and chinorumba high in zaka to the eastern side of zaka office,chirumba under chief mukanganwi and chinorumba under chief nhema
Nzarayebonde · 5 months ago
haiwawo kwese kurumba
ZimSketch · 5 months ago
Chinorumba not chirumba in Bikita...
𝙎𝙞𝙮𝙤𝙮𝙤 · 5 months ago
thanks for correction, I searched that name (Chirumba) on my Google maps but I didn't find it
xxx · 5 months ago
Its Chirumba in Bikita. Chinorumba is in Zaka and nothing was affected
triple v · 5 months ago
yae chinorumba is in zaka district.....padyo nema offices chaipo

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