Nov 7, 2016 · EPWORTH, ZIMBABWE — A bag and a pair of shoes sit, abandoned, on a rock at the end of the state-owned Epworth Quarry Dam. A small crowd gathers, but people soon realize that another person has drowned.

Aug 17, 2021 · A disused quarry mine in Epworth largely known as the “Pool of Death’’ is used for water as residents have no other choice after being let down for several years by the local authority. The quarry is now sustaining people’s lives in this vast squatter settlement as the locals have no other sources of clean water to fall back on.

Sep 14, 2020 · Formed from a disused quarry mine, whose limpid and translucent waters have claimed many lives — earning itself the evil sobriquet — the water body although it exudes an aura of death, now...

Sep 17, 2020 · Without access to tap water for months on, Epworth residents in Solani have turned to an unlikely place for water, a disused pool from an abandoned quarry mine popularly known in the area as the “Pool of Death.”

Feb 8, 2023 · Zimbabwe Republic Police in Harare are appealing for information which may assist to identify a male adult who drowned in Epworth Quarry dam. The body of the victim was found floating in the dam on 07 February 2023.

Without access to tap water for months on, Epworth residents in Solani have turned to an unlikely place for water, a disused pool from an abandoned quarry mine popularly known in the area as the “Pool of Death.”

Jun 14, 2020 · As water levels in the disused quarry crater drop, the smell of death is waning. It has become a communal source of water and livelihood for people in Overspill, a haphazard section of Epworth. Without council water, they rely on wells, which run dry in winte,r leaving them in a predicament.

Nov 8, 2016 · Hundreds of people have died in the Epworth Quarry Dam, including people who commit suicide and those who accidentally drown. Dead bodies have also been tossed in the water. Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe.

Oct 19, 2019 · At the heart of this sprawling settlement lies a pool whose limpid and translucent waters have claimed many lives — of young and old, men, women and children, foetuses even — earning the evil...

Sep 14, 2020 · “There is need for political will to address the water crisis situation. Those who cannot afford to buy water at ZWL15 per 20-litre bucket are now resorting to unprotected sources such as Epworth Quarry Dam,” the organisation wrote on their Twitter handle page.