Trust Makanidzani's golf practice session with his friends is disrupted by a howling wind and a heavy pelting of water that thundered against rooftops at Chimanimani Golf Course in the eastern part of Zimbabwe.
The downpour that started the previous night continued throughout the day, with a high probability of lasting several days.
"We were now five in the room. As we were about to sleep, there was a bang outside," he recalls adding that he was dragged for about a kilometre after their house had been washed away by a landslide. The floods and landslides claimed the lives of 340 people, while many went missing and are still unaccounted for.The World Bank estimates the damages amount to USD 622 million in Zimbabwe.
After having his golf career disrupted by Covid-19, which forced the cancellation of the Junior Golf Challenge and the Toyota World Junior Championship in 2021, he was supposed to participate as part of Zimbabwe's 12-member squad, Makanidzani is now playing as an amateur golfer. He played at golf tournaments in different parts of the country, including Harare and Bulawayo, the second-largest city.
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