Zimbabwe officials plan to help families bury five kids who died after a dam broke at Bandama Farm located near Chipinge. The water rushed downstream last Sunday, carrying away seven young children. Five bodies were found afterward, including Agnes Muchadeyi, age 4; Blessing Maone, age 10; Tapiwa Mtisi, age 13; Forgiveness Maphosa, age 10; and Zembilo Dube, age 4. Two children named Grace Mlambo, age 8, and Juliet Mhlanga, age 4, remain missing despite search efforts.
Deputy Minister Benjamin Kabikira from Local Government visited the disaster area yesterday to check how bad things looked. He walked around checking damaged bridges and talked with local folks about what happened. The rushing water destroyed several important bridges and killed farm animals belonging to nearby families. The government has already sent food supplies to help families during funeral preparations for these young victims.
Kabikira spoke as a representative of President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he met with community members affected by this tragedy. He promised the national government would handle many funeral costs instead of making grieving parents pay everything themselves. The deputy minister emphasized that Zimbabwe cares about rural communities just as much as city areas when disasters happen to anyone anywhere.
The dam breach caused massive property damage beyond the terrible loss of young lives in this farming community. Local emergency teams continue searching for the two missing children despite the limited resources available to them. Families affected by this disaster expressed gratitude for government assistance during this painful time when they must bury their children taken by the unexpected flood waters. Community members gathered yesterday as officials toured the broken dam that released the deadly flood.
Deputy Minister Benjamin Kabikira from Local Government visited the disaster area yesterday to check how bad things looked. He walked around checking damaged bridges and talked with local folks about what happened. The rushing water destroyed several important bridges and killed farm animals belonging to nearby families. The government has already sent food supplies to help families during funeral preparations for these young victims.
Kabikira spoke as a representative of President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he met with community members affected by this tragedy. He promised the national government would handle many funeral costs instead of making grieving parents pay everything themselves. The deputy minister emphasized that Zimbabwe cares about rural communities just as much as city areas when disasters happen to anyone anywhere.
The dam breach caused massive property damage beyond the terrible loss of young lives in this farming community. Local emergency teams continue searching for the two missing children despite the limited resources available to them. Families affected by this disaster expressed gratitude for government assistance during this painful time when they must bury their children taken by the unexpected flood waters. Community members gathered yesterday as officials toured the broken dam that released the deadly flood.
