A man and his wife were swept by a flooded river at Masase Mission in Mberegwa late Friday afternoon.
Reports coming through from the area indicate that the couple were swept away into Gwamatisha after attempting to drive through the heavily flooded river.
Eye witnesses at the scene told ZimEye.com the couple had initially crossed the flooded river on their way to a drop a sick neighbour at a local health centre situated across the stream.
On return from the health centre the couple is reported to have picked up five local teachers coming from a school also across the river going to the other side. Midway through crossing, the vehicle reportedly developed a technical fault probably because of the large amount of water and the engine switched off.
When the engine failed, all the six passengers got out of the vehicle and attempted to push it
across the river and where then all in the water over powered with the car.
The eye witnesses say that on seeing the vehicle being swept away, the five who were pushing the vehicle including the wife, escaped to safety back on the other side of the river. Upon getting to the safe side witnesses claim that the wife could not stand seeing her husband who remained still trapped in the car as he drowned. She then jumped back into the river hoping to rescue her husband and was also immediately swept away by the river.
At the time of going to press at about midnight, members of the police subaqua unit from Fairbridge support unit in Bulawayo had arrived at the scene and managed to recover the wife’s body. Search was still on for the husband who is also believed not to have survived the huge water current.
The police national public relations office has in the last few weeks been warning members of the public not to attempt crossing flooded rivers no matter the concerns.
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Ndinoti zororai nerugare Gwashe hama dzangu ko iyo mvura mpengo inozongovuya kukudza vanhu seiko nhai Musiki ichitadza kukudza zhara yarova muMberengwa . Zviyo zvangova mashanga izhara yoga , shamhu yenyu Nyadenga yemvuu iyi inogwadza zvikuru dai matibetsera tikunde zhara kwete kutora vana venyu nezhira yakadaro . NDOTENDAVO ZISO REZIM KUTIBURITSIRAVO NHAU DZOKWANGU UKO NDOTI REGAI KUNGONYORA VANHU VAFA SVIKAI PAMUSUME HOSPITAL MUVONE KUVURAIWA KUNOITWA HAMA DZANGU NOKUSHAIWA MISHONGA
Ndinoti zororai nerugare Gwashe hama dzangu ko iyo mvura mpengo inozongovuya kukudza vanhu seiko nhai Musiki ichitadza kukudza zhara yarova muMberengwa . Zviyo zvangova mashanga izhara yoga , shamhu yenyu Nyadenga yemvuu iyi inogwadza zvikuru dai matibetsera tikunde zhara kwete kutora vana venyu nezhira yakadaro . NDOTENDAVO ZISO REZIM KUTIBURITSIRAVO NHAU DZOKWANGU UKO NDOTI REGAI KUNGONYORA VANHU VAFA SVIKAI PAMUSUME HOSPITAL MUVONE KUVURAIWA KUNOITWA HAMA DZANGU NOKUSHAIWA MISHONGA
My apology to you schoolmaster , but I hope as a teacher , one day you will advise your pupils about such dangers when crossing such flooded rivers.
My apology to you schoolmaster , but I hope as a teacher , one day you will advise your pupils about such dangers when crossing such flooded rivers.
Ngoma.. pls spare us. Some of these sweeping generalizations are unhelpful. This situation didn’t need anyone to be formally educated to choose safety instead of taking risk, just common sense. The rant about teachers is needless.
Ngoma.. pls spare us. Some of these sweeping generalizations are unhelpful. This situation didn’t need anyone to be formally educated to choose safety instead of taking risk, just common sense. The rant about teachers is needless.
Ironically in a drought ravaged area! The wife must have been carried away by the Biblical “nyama imwe“ teaching for marriage. This was a clear avoidable calamity . The teachers may all be literate graduates who cant use their education to avoid such disasters! That speaks volumes about education without life skills! It`s very sad! May their souls rest in peace.
Ironically in a drought ravaged area! The wife must have been carried away by the Biblical “nyama imwe“ teaching for marriage. This was a clear avoidable calamity . The teachers may all be literate graduates who cant use their education to avoid such disasters! That speaks volumes about education without life skills! It`s very sad! May their souls rest in peace.