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Grade 3 Learner Dies In Grocery Store Collapse

4 months agoWed, 13 Nov 2024 07:01:45 GMT
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Grade 3 Learner Dies In Grocery Store Collapse

A Grade 3 learner from Mahindi Primary School in Mberengwa District, Midlands Province, tragically lost her life when a grocery store collapsed while she was seeking shelter from heavy rain on Monday evening.

Mberengwa District Development Coordinator Vafias Hlabati confirmed that the girl, wearing her school uniform, was struck by falling rubble and died on the spot.

Meanwhile, at Zvemukonde Secondary School, 14 other learners were injured when a classroom block lost its roof due to the storm.

Hlabati said that the learners were hit by roofing sheets and were taken to Zvishavane District Hospital for treatment.

Fortunately, by Tuesday morning, all the injured learners had been treated and discharged.

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The severe weather caused significant damage across the district, affecting 21 schools, two district hospitals, and 54 homesteads.

The district has reached out to the provincial office for assistance, as lessons and examinations at the impacted schools have been disrupted.

In addition to the classroom damage at Zvemukonde Secondary, Hlabati said Mnene Hospital, the main referral health facility in the district, also suffered damage, with some wards losing their roofs and water tanks being affected. He said:

It’s a serious disaster, we also have over 50 homesteads which were damaged and villagers are staying in the open. We are mobilising tents and food for the affected families but we are overwhelmed.

Mberengwa District is seeking approval to arrange alternative shelter for examination candidates who have been left stranded due to damage to their schools.

Besides Zvemukonde Secondary, several other schools were affected, including Masase High, Mnene High, Mbuyanehanda High, Jena Primary, Chimbapire Primary, Ngezi Primary, Chebvute Primary, and Chemakudo Primary.

Hlabati said that he held an emergency meeting with the Provincial Civil Protection Unit to address the situation.

The Meteorological Services Department has forecast localised downpours across the country from Monday through Friday.

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13 Comments

zig · 4 months ago
so sad
Elprof · 4 months ago
May her soul rest in peace.
Native · 4 months ago
Zvikoro zvemuruzevha ma 1 , ngavagarise ipapo vana vadzidze zvakanaka.
Native · 4 months ago
Ngavagadzirise zvikoro zvekumamisha. We are all Zimbabweans. Hurumende ngayisayite saruro. Ngavavakirewo zvikoro zvakafanana nezviri mumaguta.
SADC CHAIRMAN · 4 months ago
MHDSRIP
MC · 4 months ago
so sad may her soul rest in peace
Tintin · 4 months ago
development is not only about infrastructure it's also about strong infrastructure 🤔🤔🤔
SADC CHAIRMAN · 4 months ago
Even strong infrastructure can be damaged by nature. usangoperera paPindula chete read other news stories
Tintin · 4 months ago
but you cannot dispute that we have mostly substandard public infrastructure in our rural areas.🙄
Tintin · 4 months ago
@ sadc but you cannot dispute the fact that our rural public infrastructure is mostly substandard that you cannot dispute 😁
Corruptmore Looto · 4 months ago
Have you ever seen the infrastructure in those regions,it is pathetic, any bad weather can destroy it. Yes strong infrastructure can be shattered by bad weather conditions but I don't think that the conditions there were so bad that roofs had to be blown away or have buildings collapse, that's just a case of terrible poorly built infrastructure and those tragedies could have been avoided if someone had done their job properly.
Tintin · 4 months ago
@ sadc but you cannot dispute the fact that our rural public infrastructure is substandard.i would love to see you try 😁😁😁
Tintin · 4 months ago
@ corrupt more good point sir 👍

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