Lightning strike leaves 65-year-old grandmother homeless
MASVINGO – A devastating lightning strike has left a 65-year-old grandmother displaced and vulnerable after her sole hut was razed to the ground in Nemakonde, Chief Makore area on Wednesday, destroying all her belongings.
Mbuya Mary Nyamandi was left with nothing but the clothes on her back, and is now desperately seeking assistance.
In an exclusive interview with AfroGazette News, Gogo Nyamandi opened up about the traumatic lightning strike that destroyed her life’s work and left her with nothing.
“I was at my neighbor’s when the rain was subsiding. Suddenly, I spotted smoke billowing from my homestead. I rushed towards it, only to find my hut ravaged by a lightning-induced fire.”
“Clothes, vital documents, blankets, furniture and food were all lost in the blaze,” she revealed.
Your generosity can make a difference. Gogo Nyamandi is appealing for food stuffs, clothes, blankets and building materials for roofing after a devastating fire left her family destitute.
Any well-wisher willing to donate, please contact her daughter Shingai at 0783270671.
Zimbabwe has faced an unprecedented wave of disasters in recent years, testing the resilience of its communities.
From devastating fires to crippling floods, these tragedies have left countless families vulnerable.
On November 2019, a devastating lightning bolt struck a house in Chikanga Phase 1, leaving two families without a home.
The blaze which ravaged house number 283, Muterere Close destroyed property valued at ZWL$30 000.
Miraculously, all occupants escaped unharmed, thanks to the bravery of a neighbor who broke into the burning house and alerted them.
In January 2022, eight family members, including four children were forced to share one room after a lightning-induced fire razed their huts at a homestead in Siyoka area, Ward 12 approximately 100km west of Beitbridge town.
The blaze which occurred around 1 am on Sunday during a thunderstorm destroyed property worth thousands of dollars, including clothes and food.
