By Ted Likombola
A 62 year-old father, Bora Phaveni and his daughter Alinafe Magomero aged 40 have died while his daughter in-law has survived with minor injuries after a wall of school shelter collapsed on them.
South East Police spokesman Sub Inspector Edward Kabango has told 247 Malawi News that on Friday, December 15, 2023 Bora was accompanied by his daughter Alinafe and his 38 year- old daughter in-law, Esnart Makayiko on their way home from Thyolo Boma.
“When they reached Gubudu village at around 19:00 hours, it started raining and the trio decided to seek refuge in one of the school shelters at Suzumira Primary School but unfortunately a wall of the shelter collapsed and the two were pronounced dead at Changata Health Centre while Esnart survived with minor injuries,” says Kabango.
He adds that postmortem results show that the two died of head injuries.
The two deceased hailed from Muwanya village while the survivor comes from Nkhwangwa village, all in the area of Traditional Authority(T/A) Mbawera in Thyolo district.
