Month: June 2023 Posts

12-year-old child drowns in Mchinji

Jun 25, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 12-year-old girl has drowned in a dam while her relative, a 13-year-old child, is missing at Kaliyote village in Mchinji district. The deceased has been identified as Tasila James while the missing child is… ...

11-year-old boy drowns in Shire River

May 15, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

An 11 year–old boy died on Sunday after drowning in the Shire River near Dinde dock in Nsanje district. Spokesperson for Nsanje Police Station, Agnes Zalakoma said the boy identified as McDulf Mtope left home… ...

Five people drown in Chiradzulu

Feb 12, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Five people including two girls aged 12 have died after drowning this morning in Sandekwe River which is at Malika village in Chiradzulu. The people are all from Chibwana Village Traditional Authority identified as Rose… ...

Boy drowns in Lirangwe River in Chiradzulu

Feb 01, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A 15-year-old boy identified as Happy John has drowned in flooded Lirangwe River in Chiradzulu, southern Malawi. It is reported that the parents of Happy left their son home and went to Mbulumbuzi Market to… ...

Man drowns in well in Mponela

Jan 31, 2023 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 29-year-old man drowned in a well after he got drunk on the night of 29 January in Dowa District. The deceased has been identified as Foster Pondani who hailed from Mandala Village in the… ...

Two men drown in separate incidents in Rumphi

Jan 16, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Two men have drowned in flooded rivers while coming from drinking joints in separate incidents that have occurred in Rumphi. The two are Chisomo Yona aged 34 of Kasabwe  Village under Traditional Authority Kabudula on LiLongwe… ...

Three die after drowning in Dedza

Dec 28, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Three people have died in separate drowning incidents in Dedza. The three include a 12-year-old  girl identified as Adijah Cosmas who drowned in Linthipe 1 River. Police say the girl was attempting to cross the… ...