30 Chegutu families face displacement

CLOSE to 30 families resettled by government at the foot of Zimplats tailing dam in Chegutu need to be urgently relocated because they face imminent danger in the event that the wall collapses, the company has said.

Zimplats managing director Stanley Segula has called on government to urgently move the families before disaster befalls them.

“We are, therefore, appealing to your office (Mines minister Winston Chitando) to assist us in reaching a speedy conclusion to the resettlement of families surrounding our tailings storage facility in Selous… extreme weather events can lead to the breach of the tailings dam and this can lead to destruction of infrastructure and loss of lives.

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