Information reaching faceofmalawi indicates that four Children of have died in Dowa after a cave collapsed on them.

Officer-In-Charge for Mponela Police Station Sydon Mpina confirmed of the development in an interview with the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

Mpina said the children met their fate as they went into the cave to collect sand at Masula village in the area of Sub-traditional Kayembe in the district.

The deceased were all girls aged between four and five.