Lightning kills 2 Karoi farmers

TWO young farmers under Chief Kazangarare in Hurungwe North district, Mashonaland West province, were killed by a bolt of lightning last week, police have confirmed.

The now-deceased, Alec Mbomboya (24) and Owen Kawara (20), were killed while grading their tobacco harvest in a grass-thatched hut.

Mashonaland West police provincial spokesperson Inspector Margaret Chitove said: “The deceased are from Kahumwe village under Chief Kazangarare in Hurungwe North.

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