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Rutendo Rori Mash East Correspondent
Four family members died, while three juveniles sustained injuries in Uzumba on Sunday after a house they were sleeping in collapsed following incessant rains that fell across the country.

Mashonaland East provincial acting police spokesperson assistant inspector Tendai Mwanza said the deceased are Fadzisayi Chikuyeni (58), Ngonidzashe Kulambandewo (4), Precious Kulambandewo (2) and Rutendo Madade (7).

“Four family members died after their house collapsed on Sunday morning. The bodies of the deceased were retrieved and taken to the mortuary, while the three juveniles that were injured are currently at Mutawatawa Hospital and are in a stable condition,” he said.

According to police, at around 6am, Christine Punguzani (53) was working in her field when she saw Chikuyeni’s house collapsing.

She rushed to inform other villagers who went to the scene and retrieved three juveniles who were still alive.

The juveniles were rushed to the hospital for treatment. Punguzani then made a report at Mutawatawa Police Station and the bodies of the deceased were taken to Mutatwatawa Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem.