A mine shaft came down overnight in Zvimba and swallowed four guys whole, and rescue crews busted their backs for hours only to pull out zero survivors in the end. Rowdy Boys Mine is where it went down, sometime around midnight, trapping the group underground with no warning.
One of them actually got brought up breathing and rushed over to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital, which felt like a small win, except he didn't make it either and succumbed to the damage his body took in the collapse not long after arrival.
Diggers eventually broke through to where the other three were pinned, and that's when it turned into a straight body recovery instead of a rescue. Marian Chombo, who handles provincial affairs and devolution for Mashonaland West, showed up on site herself and confirmed the whole grim outcome to everyone waiting on news.
She talked about how the team held out hope the whole operation would end differently, genuinely believing the crews could pull all four out alive, but reality landed hard once confirmation came through. Chombo sent her sympathies out to the families now grieving and pushed hard on the point that artisanal miners need to actually follow safety protocols instead of cutting corners, so incidents like this stop repeating.
Officials are gearing up now to dig into what actually triggered the collapse and put together a full write-up on it.
One of them actually got brought up breathing and rushed over to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital, which felt like a small win, except he didn't make it either and succumbed to the damage his body took in the collapse not long after arrival.
Diggers eventually broke through to where the other three were pinned, and that's when it turned into a straight body recovery instead of a rescue. Marian Chombo, who handles provincial affairs and devolution for Mashonaland West, showed up on site herself and confirmed the whole grim outcome to everyone waiting on news.
She talked about how the team held out hope the whole operation would end differently, genuinely believing the crews could pull all four out alive, but reality landed hard once confirmation came through. Chombo sent her sympathies out to the families now grieving and pushed hard on the point that artisanal miners need to actually follow safety protocols instead of cutting corners, so incidents like this stop repeating.
Officials are gearing up now to dig into what actually triggered the collapse and put together a full write-up on it.
