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THE HERALD – A dam breach at a Chipinge farm on Sunday resulted in the release of a large quantity of water downstream, killing four people, including minors.
Three other people are still missing while a number livestock has died.
Several irrigation pump houses were also destroyed.
A dam breach is the collapse or movement of part of a dam or its foundation, such that the dam cannot retain water. It results in the release of large quantities of water, posing risks to people, livestock or property downstream.
The Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Advocate Misheck Mugadza visited the area today to assess the damage caused and console the bereaved families.
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