Mnangagwa Mourns Battlefields Mines Victims

President Emmerson Mnangagwa mourned artisanal miners who perished after mining shafts at Cricket No. 3 and Jongwe Mining Cooperative in Mhondoro-Ngezi were flooded on Tuesday.

It is estimated that between 60 and 70 people died in the flooded shaft incident. So far eight people have been rescued while 24 bodies have been retrieved from the mine. The tragedy has been declared a State of Disaster. Addressing thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at Rutenga Business Centre on Saturday, President Mnangagwa said that incident was unfortunate. Said Mnangagwa:

Tine nhamo yakaitika kuKadoma. Tinehama dzedu hatisati taziva kuti vangani asi vakati wandei vakafusirwa nemvura mumugodhi kuKadoma. Iyezvino Hurumende neMinistry of Mines, Mining Development iripabishi nemacompany akawanda kupomba mvura iyoyo kubvisa kuti tigowana kutora mitumbi yevamwe vedu vakafira mukati imomo. Saka tine urombo nazvo.

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