Lightning kills 4 in Masvingo

Four people, including a mother and her child, died on Wednesday afternoon in Masvingo South after they were struck by lightning in their hut during a thunderstorm, NewsDay has been told.

Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula referred all questions to national police spokesperson, Superintendent Paul Nyathi, who could not be reached by the time of going to print.

However, villagers from the area confirmed the incident giving the names of the deceased as Gladys Pasvana (38), her child

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