30 Pupils, 2 Headmasters And A Teacher Missing Following Tropical Cyclone Idai
21 March 2019
By Own Correspondent- The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has revealed that at least 30 pupils,2 headmasters and a teacher are missing from various schools in Manicaland Province following Tropical Cyclone Idai..
Manicaland Province was hit by Cyclone Idai over the weekend and 139 people have been confirmed dead with hundreds still missing.
Two pupils were killed at St Charles Lwanga by a rockfall. A form 1 pupil, Munashe Jena who had been transferred to the school just over a month before the cyclone, and a security guard were the victims.
Said the Information Ministry:
“A total of 30 pupils, 2 headmasters and 1 teacher are missing. The pupils are 24 from Ngangu, 4 from Dzingire and 2 from Chimanimani.”