Tragedy Strikes As Two Zambians Drown In The Mediterranean Sea

Two Zambia students on a on the Zambia Algeria Government Scholarship program, drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday. 

According to the statement released by Head of Public relations at the Ministry of Health Stanslous Ngosa and Minister of Health Hon Dr Chitalu Chilufya, who is Acting Minister of Higher Education, confirmed the incident today in Lusaka and identified the deceased as Kelvin Musanda, 19 and Innocent Kawilo Kangwa, 20.

Kelvin was a first year student in Material Science while Innocent was a first year student in Electrical Engineering. The deceased met their fate while in the company of other foreign students, based in Tlemcem, Algeria who had gone to the beach to celebrate the completion of the French Language instruction by the first year students.

A strong wind swept Kelvin and in a bid to rescue him Innocent was also taken by the wave resulting in both students drowning.

They were both retrieved from the Sea but pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital.

The Government, through the Zambian Embassy in Cairo, responsible for Algeria, is doing everything possible to repatriate the remains of our students back to Zambia. The Education Attaché is being sent to Algeria to coordinate the process.

“As a caring Government, we are profoundly saddened by this tragic loss of vibrant young Zambians. We request the rest of the Nation to put the families of the deceased Zambian students in their prayers, ” concluded the statement