MORE than 10 people were injured and rushed to Mpilo
Central Hospital after their homes collapsed following Wednesday night’s
hailstorm that left 50 families homeless in Emthunzini suburb on the outskirts
of Bulawayo.
The hailstorm also destroyed properties in Pumula South and
Nkulumane suburbs, with the roofs of some houses being blown off.
Mpilo Central Hospital public relations officer Mr Ozias
Ndlovu said 10 adults and an unspecified number of children were rushed to the
hospital after being injured in the hailstorm.
“The hospital attended to 10 people who were admitted on
Wednesday night with one of them being admitted today. The injured suffered
small tissue injuries and were treated before being discharged. The hospital
will also want to dismiss rumours that two people died at the hospital due to
injuries sustained in the hailstorm,” said Mr Ndlovu.
Umguza District Administrator Mr Tapiwa Zvivovoyi said more
than 50 families were left homeless. He described the situation as a disaster.
Mr Zvivovoyi said the District’s Civil Protection Unit is
carrying out an assessment in the area.
“We have a disaster in the district. More than 50
households were left homeless after their houses collapsed in Emthunzini suburb
leaving several injured.
I have already dispatched a team to investigate the
situation on the ground. We have also sent an ambulance to ferry some of the
injured residents to hospital as we observed that not everyone had gone for
treatment,” he said. chronicle
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