Nightmare In Chitungwiza: Water Stand Collapses And Kills 2 Neighbours’ Children
ProWater Solutions has learned that the sad incident occured at number 1495 in Unit A, Seke, on Wednesday.
The Chronicle reports that 9-year-old Trinity Saungweme and 18-month-old Colleen Kamonere died as a result of the collapse. Trinity’s brother, 7-year-old Thulani suffered a fractured leg after the force of the water threw him some paces from where he was playing.
Thulani was briefly hospitalised at Chitungwiza Central Hospital but has since been discharged after the doctors put a cast on his leg. He is now recovering at home.
At the time of the horrible incident, Trinity’s father Mr Challenge Saungweme (31) was actually in the company of his friend Mr Gumisai Kamonere, Colleen’s father, at a nearby car park.
Narrating the horrible events, Saungweme said, “It was around 4.30 pm or thereabouts when I saw a rather distraught woman running in my direction signalling me to attend to what had happened back home. My hunch told me that something had gone seriously wrong because the woman’s clothes were bloodied.
“When I got to our street, which is only about 300 metres from the car park where my friends and I were whiling away time, my worst fears were confirmed. Hordes of people were milling around in a clear sign of things gone wrong and there was a bloodied pool of water running down the street,”
The two learned that the children had already been taken to Chitungwiza Central Hospital. At the hospital, they learned the tragic news of the death of their children. Collen was Kamonere’s only child.
Mr Taipa Ganda (31), the neighbour whose water tank brought grief to the Saungweme and Kamonere families said he was lost for words.
This was particularly so as it was the first time for him to use the 5 000 litre reservoir since it was installed about a month ago.
To show his contrition, he footed Thulani’s hospital bills, provided money for Colleen’s coffin, and met other funeral expenses so far incurred by the two families.
Trinity will be buried on Saturday at Masasi Village in Chief Marange’s realm in Manicaland Province. Colleen is set for burial at Nyakwangwa Village in Chief Nyamukoho’s area of Mutoko District on Saturday. www.herald.co.zw
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