ZIMBABWE, Jan 26: A total of 24 people have died and six others have been injured in Zimbabwe due to rains since October, according to the country's Department of Civil Protection (DCP).
Zimbabwe experienced unusually low rainfall during the first half of the year. However, since October it has been under the sway of an unremitting downpour. Numerous rain-caused incidents, including drowning, have claimed lives and destroyed properties.
The heavy rains have damaged critical public infrastructure which includes schools, health facilities, roads, bridges, dams, electricity poles and irrigation schemes, according to a report released by the DCP. From October to this day, 983 households, 129 schools and 13 health facilities have been damaged, the DCP said on Friday.
In addition, the heavy rains have damaged 42 public infrastructure, including police stations, government buildings that issue national identity cards and industrial buildings, the DCP said.