Three bodies for children who were feared to have drowned in a stream when floods swept away the vehicle they were in at a bridge in Sinazongwe district in Southern Province have been retrieved.
Police sources confirmed that the last body was retrieved yesterday from Zalo stream in senior chief Mweemba area while the other two were recovered on Wednesday in the evening.
The Source said the three bodies were for children aged, between one year six months, one year nine months, and for a nine year old boy identified as Chabota Chizebuka of Maamba Township.
Police source explained that the nine year old boy was in grade five at Maamba Private School.
On Wednesday, an eye witness Monde Chilanda from Muuka Fishing Village said the vehicle overturned three times in the stream after floods swept it away.
Mr .Chilanda explained that the driver of an open van vehicle decided to cross the flooded stream around 19:00 hours on Tuesday after waiting the whole day for the water to recede but the level was still high.
He said when the driver saw that a Land Cruiser had crossed he gained courage and decided to cross but when he reached the middle of the bridge which had only one lane the vehicle lights went off and it was swept away.
Tragic….Human error……RIP
…………Floods are now happening worldwide all the time and we are still carrying on like there is nothing seriously wrong with the global weather. The effects of climate change are now upon us. And it won’t get any better…!….Hold tight.
Too bad.The nine year old must have been a pure genius being in grade five a nine years .Ok i get it maybe am just comparing to the old system which was there which forced some of us to start school late coz of rules like touching your left hear with the right hand crossed over the top of the head.R.I.P:((
Sad news – my heart goes out to their families.
Rupiah Banda is to blame for all this!