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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>The Government through the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) says it will assist the families of the 10 men who lost their lives in a veld fire incident in Umzingwane District last year.<\/p>\n

The affected families are set to receive a bereavement package, which includes an education fund to put the children of the deceased through school.<\/p>\n

Mhlaliswa Ngwenya, who survived the fire disaster, will also receive a US$1 000 token of appreciation.<\/p>\n

In a speech read on his behalf by Environmental Management Agency board chairman, Ambassador Zenzo Nsimbi, Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu said:<\/p>\n

The death of the 10 men was a loss not only to their immediate families but to the entire nation. Such a loss is not felt by the immediate families only but by the entire nation.<\/p>\n

This relief involves payment of a once-off condolence token to the next of kin for the three victims without spouses and children, payment of a once-off bereavement relief to the surviving spouses of seven victims, and payment of a once-off token of appreciation to the sole survivor of the fire disaster.<\/p>\n

The ten people died at a farm known as Lot 43 of Essexvale, near Falcon College, while trying to put out a raging veldt fire.<\/p>\n

Veld fires are a significant problem in Zimbabwe, particularly during the dry season between May and October.<\/p>\n

They are are often caused by human activity, such as improper disposal of cigarette butts or burning of fields for agricultural purposes.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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