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Two miners die, one injured in underground rock fall
By Darious Kapembwa in Kitwe
Tue 05 Oct. 2010, 14:20 CAT [76 Reads, 0 Comment(s)]
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TWO miners at Mufulira’s Mopani Copper Mine have died while the third one is battling for his life in Malcom Moffat hospital after a rock fell on them underground.
And two people have died on the Kafue River in Kitwe after a Hippo hit their canoe forcing it to capsize.
Copperbelt police chief Dr Martin Malama confirmed in an interview that Bright Mfula and Ernest Nkonde died underground due to a rock crash while the third person, yet to be identified was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.
“Yesterday in Mufulira at about 15:30 hours we lost two miners underground who died due to a rock crash, the third person is still admitted to Malcom Moffat hospital, it’s very unfortunate that the nation continues to lose people with families due to accidents, it is really sad, but as police, we are still waiting for a full report from the mining company,” said Dr Malama.
And Dr Malama disclosed that on October 1, 2010 a man and his son went missing as the tried to cross the Kafue River from Musonda village zone 2 to another village when they were hit by a hippo which had been terrorizing residents lately.