BREAKING: Battlefields Mine Accident Declared National Disaster
5 years agoFri, 15 Feb 2019 15:42:24 GMT
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster the Silver Moon and Cricket Mines disasters in Kadoma.
As a result of the declaration by President Mnangagwa, the government will assist in the burial of all the victims.
The Director of the Civil Protection Department, Nathan Nkomo told ZBC News that the relatives of each victim will receive $1000 which will go towards meeting burial costs plus one blanket to each victim among other forms of assistance.
It is suspected that the number of victims in the two mine disasters could be between 60 and 70. Some eyewitnesses believe that the number could be as high as 100.
As of now, no casualties have been reported but there are fears that there could be no survivors.
