{"id":32474,"date":"2021-01-10T19:44:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=32474"},"modified":"2021-01-10T19:04:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T17:04:25","slug":"school-head-struck-and-killed-by-lightning-in-chipinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/school-head-struck-and-killed-by-lightning-in-chipinge","title":{"rendered":"School Head Struck And Killed By Lightning In Chipinge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A headmaster at a school in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, was struck and killed by a bolt of lightning on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>William Zvarimwa, the acting head at Rusitu Valley Primary School (Maundwa Primary) was struck while at his goat pen at his homestead under Headman Chivunze in Chief Mutema\u2019s area.<\/p>\n<p>Zvarimwa\u2019s death was confirmed to Chipinge Times by Chipinge Rural Ward 9 councillor, Habit Magona.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Chipinge Civil Protection Unit (CPU) chairperson William Mashava urged residents to stay at safer places indoors and to avoid standing under trees when there is lightning. 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