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Mvua kubwa iliyonyesha kusini mwa Burundi imesababisha vifo vya watoto wanne baada ya kanisa walimokuwa kuporomoka huku watu wengine 15 wakijeruhiwa siku ya Jumapili, kulingana na afisa wa eneo hilo na vyombo vya habari vya serikali.
Mvua kubwa ikiandamana na upepo mkali ilianza kunyesha Kiyange mwendo wa saa moja asubuhi, afisa wa serikali ya mtaa Esperance Inarukundo aliliambia shirika la habari la AFP.
Hali mbaya ya hewa "ilisababisha uharibifu mkubwa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuporomoka kwa kanisa la kipentekoste la Kiyange," ambapo watoto walikuwa wakihudhuria madarasa ya elimu ya dini, Inarukundo alisema.
"Tunaendelea na upekuzi kwenye vifusi na tayari tumegundua miili ya watoto wanne waliokufa na majeruhi 15 kanisani," alisema na kuongeza kuwa wakaazi wa eneo hilo, Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu la Burundi na idara ya ulinzi wa raia walikuwa wakisaidia shughuli ya uokoaji.
Shirika la Habari la Burundi linalomilikiwa na serikali lilithibitisha idadi ya waliofariki kwenye mtandao wa X, uliojulikana zamani kamaTwitter, likisema kuwa "ukuta wa kanisa uliangukia watoto hao.
Burundi ambayo ni nyumbani kwa watu milioni 12, ni moja ya nchi maskini zaidi duniani.
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Burundi Church Collapse Kills Four Children
The collapse of a church following heavy rain in southern Burundi killed at least four children and injured 15 others on Sunday, according to a local official and state media.
Heavy downpours and strong winds began to lash Kiyange at around 7 a.m. (0500GMT), local government official Esperance Inarukundo told AFP.
The bad weather "caused a lot of damage, including the collapse of the Kiyange Pentecostal church," where children were attending religious education classes, Inarukundo said.
"We are continuing to search the rubble and have already found the bodies of four dead children and 15 injured in the church," she said, adding that local residents, the Burundi Red Cross and civil protection were helping the rescue operation.
The state-owned Burundi News Agency confirmed the death toll on X, formerly Twitter, saying that "a church wall collapsed" on the children.
Landlocked Burundi, home to 12 million people, is one of the poorest countries on the planet.
Mvua kubwa ikiandamana na upepo mkali ilianza kunyesha Kiyange mwendo wa saa moja asubuhi, afisa wa serikali ya mtaa Esperance Inarukundo aliliambia shirika la habari la AFP.
Hali mbaya ya hewa "ilisababisha uharibifu mkubwa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuporomoka kwa kanisa la kipentekoste la Kiyange," ambapo watoto walikuwa wakihudhuria madarasa ya elimu ya dini, Inarukundo alisema.
"Tunaendelea na upekuzi kwenye vifusi na tayari tumegundua miili ya watoto wanne waliokufa na majeruhi 15 kanisani," alisema na kuongeza kuwa wakaazi wa eneo hilo, Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu la Burundi na idara ya ulinzi wa raia walikuwa wakisaidia shughuli ya uokoaji.
Shirika la Habari la Burundi linalomilikiwa na serikali lilithibitisha idadi ya waliofariki kwenye mtandao wa X, uliojulikana zamani kamaTwitter, likisema kuwa "ukuta wa kanisa uliangukia watoto hao.
Burundi ambayo ni nyumbani kwa watu milioni 12, ni moja ya nchi maskini zaidi duniani.
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Burundi Church Collapse Kills Four Children
The collapse of a church following heavy rain in southern Burundi killed at least four children and injured 15 others on Sunday, according to a local official and state media.
Heavy downpours and strong winds began to lash Kiyange at around 7 a.m. (0500GMT), local government official Esperance Inarukundo told AFP.
The bad weather "caused a lot of damage, including the collapse of the Kiyange Pentecostal church," where children were attending religious education classes, Inarukundo said.
"We are continuing to search the rubble and have already found the bodies of four dead children and 15 injured in the church," she said, adding that local residents, the Burundi Red Cross and civil protection were helping the rescue operation.
The state-owned Burundi News Agency confirmed the death toll on X, formerly Twitter, saying that "a church wall collapsed" on the children.
Landlocked Burundi, home to 12 million people, is one of the poorest countries on the planet.
