By: Draxon Maloya.
Malawi. -(News of The South) – Six officers of the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) have died on Bua River which separates the capital city district of Lilongwe and Kasungu district in Malawi’s central region.
The soldiers were hired by one of the construction companies to help in the reconstruction of a bridge on the fast flowing river and while removing the concrete slab the whole bridge collapsed.
About eleven people which include some soldiers and civilians have survived the accident but with various degrees of injuries.
Meanwhile the Malawi Defence Force Headquarters in Lilongwe is yet to give an official statement about the incident.
Elsewhere the heavy rains characterised with a very strong winds have devastated some areas in the city of Mzuzu in Malawi’s northern region.
Houses, shops, road signs and electric lines have been destroyed hence affecting a number of economic activities mainly the small and medium enterprises.
The department of disaster and relief management is yet to come up with the quantified level of destruction the rains have caused in the city.
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