The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecasted heavy rain and severe weather conditions in eastern and southern parts of the country raising fears of flooding and other natural disasters. The Met Office issued warnings for disruptive rainfall which could lead to widespread flooding of roads and settlements, blowing of roof tops, loose debris, fallen trees…
Flooded Mutirikwi River
An unidentified Chiredzi woman and her five children spent the whole night marooned on an island along Mutirikwi River amid reports that two of the children were swept away after water levels continued to rise.
This comes amid reports that another unidentified woman and her child were also swept away near the same point along the same river between Thursday morning and today. The local Civil Protection Unit is still combing for exact details.
The first woman and her children aged between 15 and 3 years were marooned around 9am after a weir upstream suddenly spilled trapping them.
Efforts to rescue them proved futile on the first day forcing them to spend the while night on the island as water levels continued to soar.