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8 Killed As Zambians Stampede For Food. by trendsng1(m): 7:51am On Mar 07, 2017 |
Eight people have been reported dead by the police over the stampede for food in Zambia. The stampede had occurred in Lusaka, capital of Zambia where a church was giving food to almost 35000 people in a Stadium. Zambia has been going through food scarcity since 2015 as there have been a sharp rise in the price of foodstuff. According to reports, "Eight people died while 28 others were injured in a stampede which happened at the Olympic Youth Development Centre around 6:00 am Monday as a crowd jostled to enter the premises," police said in a statement. "The victims are among the 35,000 which the group had invited for prayers." The Zambia Police had to ask the church to halt the distribution of corn meal, oil and said. For the main time, The Zambians are anticipating when the distribution would continue. cc Lalasticlala, Mynd source- www.trendsng.com/2017/03/8-killed-as-zambians-stampede-for-food.html?m=1
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Re: 8 Killed As Zambians Stampede For Food. by Oliviaxx(f): 8:17am On Mar 07, 2017 |
so it has gotten this bad. I feel very sorry for them...hope Nigeria wont get to this level. God forbid |
Re: 8 Killed As Zambians Stampede For Food. by dave06(f): 9:19am On Mar 07, 2017 |
In Nigeria... Recession is just a word. Now that is the real recession. |
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