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Two Men Die Of Gas Inhalation While Digging Water Well In Jotsholo

5 months agoThu, 26 Sep 2024 12:40:45 GMT
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Two Men Die Of Gas Inhalation While Digging Water Well In Jotsholo

Two well-diggers died in a suspected case of gas inhalation while working in a 25-meter-deep well in Jotsholo, Matabeleland North Province.

Their bodies were retrieved from the well by the Bulawayo Fire Brigade on Tuesday.

Mhlangano Moyo, the chief fire officer of the Bulawayo Fire Brigade, confirmed this to the Chronicle, saying his team was called to assist a group from Hwange that faced challenges in retrieving the bodies due to limited resources. He said:

The Bulawayo Fire Brigade conducted a rescue operation in Jotsholo to retrieve the bodies of two male adults who succumbed to gas fumes while deepening a 25-metre well.

The information we have is that the first male adult went down into the well and after a while requested help citing poor air flow.

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The second man followed into the well and unfortunately also became a victim of similar circumstances of gas inhalation.

The Hwange team that was initially summoned to attend the scene roped in the Bulawayo Fire Brigade for assistance as they had limited resources to carry out the rescue mission.

Moyo warned community members in the Jotsholo and Lupane areas to remain vigilant against underground gases when digging wells. He said:

The Lupane and Jotsholo areas have methane gases underground and communities in those areas are advised to hire drilling companies as opposed to digging wells on their own.

This is the fourth incident that has been recorded in those areas this year and there is a need for awareness campaigns to educate community members on the dangers of underground gases.

Zimbabwe is experiencing one of the worst droughts in living memory and this has led to rivers and dams drying up, forcing people to dig deeper to find water as the water table recedes.

As more people rely on the same water sources, the demand increases, leading to the depletion of these sources.

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21 Comments

Lamar · 5 months ago
R.I.P
Big Drum · 5 months ago
Rest in peace.
Nyoni yamakhosi Zulu.~ · 5 months ago
Rip . no action ezakwenziwa kwalokhu abantu kade bezama amanzi. Bazabotshwa abagubha imgodi ngezandla kulokuthi bazuze uxhaso lokwenjelwa amanzi yi Government
theLastAntKing · 5 months ago
people in that area should make money by taping that free gas. Why wait for government or the Chinese to come & do for them. Evidence is there & they have been told officially that the area has different gases underneath. Write proposals a lot of good investors are waiting for lucrative ventures
gumlaz · 5 months ago
so sad kwenge kune gas chairo machina ngaambonoongorora cz kuno kwedu kochegwa kusvka kuma 60 mtrs bt kana waunombonzwa achinzi afira mumugodhi
Heads- up · 5 months ago
@gumbaz mmm kwenyu vanochera nemaoko kudzika 60 are you serious?
skun · 5 months ago
haurevi nhema ask kuti it's probably team iri used dynamite to blast and then went in while there were still gasses in the well..
bharanzi weku UMP · 5 months ago
Ko ZANU inopinda papi zvimwe zvachoso 'sorry to the Deceased family and Nation at large pliz do not politiciz everything there should be awareness campaign for people not to dig on that depth it's too much.'
Makatukura · 5 months ago
Inopinda pakutadza kuita awareness campaign yawareva iyoyo
NHONGO · 5 months ago
Rip Sons of the soil ...🙏
Citizen · 5 months ago
Zanu chete chete
ClD Admire kuyeri · 5 months ago
afa anaka apedza twakee
Heads- up · 5 months ago
25 metres is deep down mmmmmmm . This is the deepest mugodhi iv first heard in my life history
Tese · 5 months ago
25 meters down woda kuuwedzera haa magiants
Maddock · 5 months ago
Eish 🤍rest easy gentlemen. till we meet again
Mkayz 🤔 · 5 months ago
Rest in peace
ttrruummpp · 5 months ago
RIP my brothers
Black Mbazo · 5 months ago
Shame sorry REST IN POWER OF THE LORD
bharanzi · 5 months ago
Zanu ngaicherere vanhu mighodhi ikoko

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