Zambia: Man Drowns in Fruitless Rescue Attempt

A THIRTY-seven year-old man and a 13-year-old boy died instantly in Kaloko Township in Ndola as the man attempted to save the boy from drowning in a big water pipe that supplies water to the city.

The massive Kafubu Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) pipe which supplies water to different townships in Ndola developed a huge crack, attracting scores of kids who started playing there.

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