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Two elderly women burn to death in their hut

Two elderly women burn to death in their hut

TWO elderly women burnt to death in their hut at Akweenyanga village near Ongwediva in Oshana region on Monday night.

The deceased have been identified as Albertina Mukwaanyoka Udina (82) and her daughter, Selma Shaamena (65). A candle is believed to have started the fire.One of Udina’s daughters, Hedwig Shaamena, told The Namibian that her sister, Selma Shaamena, had been visiting their mother from Olungalunga village near Ondangwa.When neighbours saw the fire, they called the Police and the Ongwediva fire brigade, but they arrived too late to save the two women.The family has had a tragic week.Udina’s granddaughter, Hilja Hamukoto, and her son, Alfeus Shaamena, died last week.A candle is believed to have started the fire.One of Udina’s daughters, Hedwig Shaamena, told The Namibian that her sister, Selma Shaamena, had been visiting their mother from Olungalunga village near Ondangwa.When neighbours saw the fire, they called the Police and the Ongwediva fire brigade, but they arrived too late to save the two women.The family has had a tragic week.Udina’s granddaughter, Hilja Hamukoto, and her son, Alfeus Shaamena, died last week.

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