TWO people were killed yesterday when a commuter omnibus parked in Mbare, Harare, was hit by a falling old tree during a thunderstorm that generated intense winds.
This comes as the Meteorological Services Department(MSD) is forecasting the wet spell to spread to all parts of the country until tomorrow.
The two people, who were inside the kombi, bring the weather-related death toll this rainy season to three after a seven-year-old boy was killed when Komba Primary School in Lupane was hit by a storm.
Scattered thunderstorms yesterday occurred in areas along and north of the watershed, with heavier falls reported in Harare Metropolitan, Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces.
Notable falls were recorded at Belvedere 31mm, Chibero 26mm, Sanyati 22mm while Kariba and Zvimba both recorded 21mm.
The Mbare accident occurred around 2pm when heavy rains characterised by exceptionally violent winds uprooted old trees in several places around Harare.State media
