Farmer and granddaughter, 9, die after being crushed by fallen tree

A 54-year-old farmer and her nine-year-old granddaughter are now dead after a tree fell on them on Thursday afternoon at Imbaimadai, Upper Mazaruni.

According to the police, the accident occurred on Thursday around 6.20 pm at Panduck Creek, Imbaimadai. The deceased were identified as Desiree John, who was 54, and Cindy John, who was 9.