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Conrad Mupesa–Mashonaland West Bureau
POLICE have named four people who died after a shaft collapsed at Bayhorse Mine last Friday.
The deceased are Forbes Murombedzi (24) of Musengezi Village 1, Zvimba, Tawanda Gavaza (28) from the same village, Godfree Baro (27) of Chegutu and Lloyd Mashavave of Waverly, Kadoma.
In a statement, national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the bodies of the four were taken to Chegutu District Hospital for post-mortems.
He said 39 mine workers were trapped in a mine shaft on 29 September 2023 at Bayhorse Mine adding that they would continue to release more information as rescue operations were still underway.
A church service in honour of the four, was held at Chegutu Hospital on Monday afternoon where various people including the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Marian Chombo and Chief Ngezi, Peter Pasipamire, were in attendance.
Assistant Chegutu District Development Coordinator and district Civil Protection Unit deputy chairperson, Ms Dzosai Muzvidziwa said efforts were still in progress to retrieve the trapped miners.
“We are still working to ensure that all the trapped miners are retrieved. So far, the bodies of only four miners had been retrieved by Saturday and they are the only ones that have been retrieved from underground. All four have since been buried,” she said.
Various mining firms have also been helping in the search and rescue effort currently underway.
At least 10 people, or if they are dead their bodies, are still trapped underground with three still to be accounted for.
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