A 52 year old woman has died in a tragic accident in Ntchisi district when upper cavity walls of clay soil tunnel she was in collapsed.
Ntchisi District Police Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Gladson M'bumpha said the deceased identified as Mary Batson Mwale, was buried inside canal when trying to mine clay soil which she wanted to decorate her house.
"Police investigations indicate that on Monday July 27 2015 at around 4pm, the deceased in a company of two other women went to collect soil
for smearing their houses.
As the deceased was digging the soil in the mine, the upper cavity of the wall of the mine collapsed and fell over her and died on the spot." Said M'bumpha
Sergeant M'bumpha indicated that clinical officer from Ntchisi District Hospital confirmed that the death was due to internal bleeding.
The incident that killed Mary Batson Mwale on Monday 27th July, 2015 happened at Chinguwo village in the area of Traditional Authority Kalumo in Ntchisi
Sergeant M'bumpha said the deceased was from Nkhwindima village in the area of Traditional Authority Kalumo in Ntchisi.
Similarly incident has occured on 16th this month where a woman lost life in Dowa district while two others were admitted at Dowa District Hospital when the upper cavity of a tunnel they were in to extract clay soil collapsed and fell on them.
Sergeant Richard Kaponda, Dowa Police Public Relations Officer identified the deceased as Namatochi Isaac aged 62 of Mwaza village from T/A Chiwere in Dowa district.
He said these women were in a village competition involving prize money to the best house decorator. He said the incident took place at Bimphi village T/A Chiwere and were trapped in a cave along Chigodi river where the deceased died on sport due to head injuries.
Edwin Mauluka Today understands that the Dowa incident is the third in the district in a period of two years following two separate incidences last year. In one incident that occurred in April 2014, three women died and one was left with sustained serious injuries.
However Sergeant Kaponda says such incidences are happening in the same area despite several warnings from the chiefs and police.
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