Two boys die in sand collapse at Gobabis

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2025-11-25

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GOBABIS, 25 NOV (NAMPA) – Two boys died on Monday after sand from an excavated area collapsed on them at Kanaan C in Epako, Gobabis.
The deceased were identified as seven-year-old Paulus Mukuya and 10-year-old Dennis Eiseb.
According to the police incident report on the matter, it is alleged that a passerby heard cries for help from the excavation site.
“He observed that a large heap of sand had fallen on three minor boys, and he managed to pull...

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