Natalie Sindile Nyathi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kwekwe – Several pupils from Globe and Phoenix Primary School escapes death by a whisker when their classroom collapsed into an artisanal mine shaft that passed through their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shaft, it is believed, was dug by artisanal miners, makorokoza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a video circulating on social media, the floor of the classroom block is seen collapsed into the shaft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kwekwe District Development Coordinator, Mr. Fortune Mpungu has confirmed the incident saying the District Civil Protection Unit(CPU) was now on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was quoted as having said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Civil Protection Unit, (CPU), has received a report of a classroom block that collapsed. The CPU personnel is on the ground to establish the cause of the damage.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s been been established that there have been illegal gold mining activities that have been taking place underneath the institution’s grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports state that seven children from the school were injured in the melee but the extent of the injuries were not established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the country’s economy continues to melt, illegal means of survival have mushroomed all over the country leading to such near death experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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