In memory of those who 'died suddenly,' in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, September 19-September 26
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In memory of those who 'died suddenly,' in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, September 19-September 26
Egyptian actor Hesham Salim; Nigerian football executive John "Waco" Wakili; South African author Bongani Mavuso; Iranian actor Amin Tarokh; Russian hockey star Andrei Magilnikov; and many more
EGYPT
Egyptian actor Hesham Selim dies aged 64
September 22, 2022
Veteran Egyptian actor Hesham Selim died on Thursday, at 64, after battling cancer for a few months. Selim’s lifelong friend and the Egyptian actors’ guild president Ashraf Zaki broke the news on Thursday morning on Instagram. Zaki’s tribute post was followed by many others from Egypt’s A-list. News that Selim had been diagnosed with cancer first broke in May and was confirmed by him in a televised phone-in, during which he said he was staying in Ain Al Sokhna, a Red Sea beach town outside Cairo. Following the diagnosis, which was met with sadness from the country’s acting community, Selim became a recluse for months while receiving treatment, leaving many in the media wondering how he was doing.
“Thank god, I am fine and everything will be OK," Selim told Al Tase'a, a national talk show. "And maybe these days cancer is preferable to getting Covid or any of these other diseases that kill a person in three days. Anything that God brings is fine and I am doing well until now."
Born in 1958, the actor made his acting debut in 1972 alongside renowned actress Faten Hamamah in the hit film Emberatoriet meem (or “M” Empire in English) and delivered a memorable performance for which he continues to be praised for until today. Selim’s five-decade career has had him working with some of Egypt’s biggest names on many successful films and TV series. His latest work, Hagma Mortada (Counterattack), a spy thriller series released during Ramadan last year, was also highly praised and became one of the most-watched shows of that season. He was the son of Saleh Selim, a football legend-turned-actor who died in 2002.
GHANA
'I almost went mad' - Crime Check CEO details how his wife died
September 26, 2022
About three months after the passing of his dearest wife, the Executive Director of the Crime Check Foundation, Mr. Ibrahim Oppong Kwarteng, has given a vivid account of how he lost his wife to breast cancer shortly after she took a COVID-19 jab.
Earlier in June 2022, news of the death of Mr. Oppong Kwarteng's wife, the late Amina Oppong Kwarteng, went viral. It can be recalled that he took to social media to break the news of his wife's demise which he described as extremely painful. But in what seems like a step-by-step narration of what led to her demise, Mr. Ibrahim said among other things that his mental health deteriorated.
"It's sad and heartbreaking that a woman I've spent 20 years with suddenly died and has been thrown away just like that. My wife is someone who stays out of trouble, she's got no friends. She fell ill but the most painful past is, it all happened suddenly. For the past twenty years we were married she never visited the hospital or complained of any form of sickness."
No age reported.
NIGERIA
Ex-NIMASA Executive Director, Rotimi Fashakin is dead
September 26, 2022
The immediate past Executive Director Operations at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Engr. Rotimi Fashakin is dead. Fashakin, who served as NIMASA’s Executive Director from 2016 to March 2020, died on Saturday evening in the United Kingdom. A statement issued by one of the deceased’s siblings, Emmanuel Fashakin, reads: “With a heavy heart, and profound sorrow, I wish to inform you of the death of our brother, husband, father, Engr Joseph Rotimi Fashakin, MNSE, former Executive Director at NIMASA, at Buckingham, England on Saturday, September 24, 2022. He was 59 years old.” According to family sources, Fashakin was, until his death, studying Law at the University of Buckingham, and was billed to graduate in December.
No cause of death reported.
https://shipsandports.com.ng/ex-nimasa-executive-director-rotimi-fashakin-is-dead/
FCT FA mourn John Wakili ‘Waco’
September 24, 2022
The Chairman of the FCT Football Association (FA), Adam Mouktar Mohammed, has said football in the Federal Capital Territory and beyond has lost a dedicated and passionate Stakeholder in John Wakili aka Waco. Waco, who was on the Executive Committee of the FCT FA as well as proprietor of the reputable WACO Football Academy Abuja, died suddenly on Thursday, September 22, 2022.
Mouktar Mohammed expressed shock and disbelief at the passing of Waco and said the vacuum he has left will be very difficult to be filled. “We still cannot believe that ’Waco’ is no more. It is still unbelievable, like a very bad dream,” the FCT FA Chairman lamented. “Our heart-felt condolences go to his wife and children as well as all those who knew him. We pray that almighty God grants them all the fortitude to bear this big loss."
No age or cause of death reported.
https://scorenigeria.com.ng/fct-fa-mourn-john-wakili-waco/
SOUTH AFRICA
Ukhozi FM presenter, Bongani Mavuso’s sudden death a shock to family and friends
September 27, 2022
Ukhozi FM presenter and author Bongani Mavuso has died. Mavuso, who was set to celebrate his 46th birthday on Thursday, died at a hospital in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday following a short illness, his brother Majuba Mavuso confirmed to SowetanLIVE. Mavuso who hosted a Saturday and Sunday show called Ezangempelasonto was admitted at the hospital on Monday.
“Bongani was rushed to hospital yesterday (Monday) but we did not think it will be serious. His death has come as a shock to us as the family. Bongani passes on after he had recovered [from previous illness]. There was a time when he was sick in 2019, where he collapsed while broadcasting. He got better. This weekend he was on air doing his show. We are hurt as the family,” said Majuba.
Born in Dumbe, northern also in KZN, Mavuso was a poet, publisher and recipient of the Literary Journalism Award. Last week, his poem Intsika Yethongo walked away with a 2nd runner-up prize at the Avbob Poetry Competition. Mavuso published books in Zulu and English that include Izimbali ZeMfolozi, Inhlantsi, and The Undying Spirit of a Dead Man.
No cause of death reported.
Two “died suddenly” teaching in China (one from a “panic attack”):
Government advises travellers to get insurance after another SA teacher dies in China
September 28, 2022
As yet another family crowdfunds for their loved one's remains to be repatriated from China, the government has advised citizens to take out travel insurance when going overseas…. Siphosethu Mqokozo's family is currently asking for donations after she died while working as a teacher in China. Her sister Lubabalo Mqokozo said she last spoke to Siphosethu last Wednesday. On Thursday, Mqokozo was surprised to receive a call from the school informing her that her younger sister had died on her way to the hospital after having a panic attack. Siphosethu was based in Yangzhou, in Jiangsu province. She said: "We spoke, and she was doing fine. She told me that she was worried about teachers dying in China. She said she was worried that people don't get sick for long before they die."
The sisters were discussing the sudden death of Lusanda Sixaxeni, 27, who moved to China as an English teacher in 2019 after she graduated with a political science and psychology qualification from Nelson Mandela University. Sixaxeni suddenly fell ill the week she was supposed to go back home to Mossel Bay in the Western Cape and was admitted to hospital in Beijing, where she died on 12 September.
IRAN
Amin Tarokh died at the age of 69
September 24, 2022
On Saturday, September 24, 2022, renowned Iranian actor Amin Tarokh died at the age of 69. This is stunning news for Iran's whole entertainment community. Online shock waves have begun to glow, and users are saturating social media with tributes and condolences...Amin Tarokh passed away in a Tehran hospital....The actor reportedly passed away from heart disease.
https://dailyinfoexpress.com/amin-tarokh-died-at-the-age-of-69-the-iranian-actor-cause-of-death/
RUSSIA
Andrei Mogilnikov passed away
September 20, 2022
Today, September 20, at the age of thirty-four, a pupil of Novosibirsk bandy, master of sports of Russia Andrei Mogilnikov died suddenly. At a young age, he declared himself as a promising and talented hockey player, regularly took part in international tournaments as part of Russian teams of different ages. Andrey made his way to the main team of Sibselmash early enough, where he confidently settled in the position of a defender. His game was distinguished by high individual skill, the ability to predict the development of an opponent's attack, and toughness in a power struggle.
No cause of death reported.
https://hcsibselmash.ru/news/ushyol-iz-zhizni-andrej-mogilnikov
Head of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Kazan JSC Rinat Sabirov dies
September 25, 2022
The day before, on September 24, the general director of Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Kazan JSC Rinat Sabirov died suddenly. He was 55 years old, according to the press service of the company. Presumably, Sabirov's heart failed. Graduated from the Faculty of Physics of Kazan State University, as well as the program "Master of Business Administration" (MBA) from Colorado State University (USA). Appointed CEO of JSC Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Kazan in 2020. Prior to that, for 10 years he was an assistant to the president of Tatarstan.
No cause of death reported.
https://kazanfirst.ru/news/593831
Two infants “died suddenly” on the same day in separate incidents:
In the Kirovsky district of the Leningrad region, two children died under unclear circumstances
September 26, 2022
In the Kirovsky district of the Leningrad region, the circumstances of the death of minors are being investigated. According to a 78.ru source in law enforcement agencies, on September 25 at about 3:45 in the house on Sportivnaya Street in the village of Mga, the parents discovered that their daughter, who was born in early September, was not breathing. At the same time, the child was not sick and outwardly was healthy. The family is complete, not on preventive records.
On the same day, at about 6 o'clock in the morning in the Petrokrepost SNT of the Voskhod massif, a 36-year-old Petersburger, while visiting, found her one-year-old son in bed with no signs of life. The child also did not get sick and was outwardly healthy. The family is incomplete, not registered. The bodies were sent to morgues to determine the cause of death. Both cases are being reviewed.
In Komi, a school security guard came to the medical room and died
September 19, 2022
In one of the Komi schools there was an accident with a security guard. The man died on the job. On September 13 at 11.32 an employee of a private security company was on the first floor, at his workplace next to the wardrobe. Suddenly he became unwell, and he went to the medical room. The man went up to the second floor, but at 12.00 he suddenly just died. A commission has been set up to investigate the accident.
No age reported.
Law enforcement officers are interested in the corpse in a house near Kursk
September 25, 2022
On September 25, a 45-year-old local resident was found dead in his house in Rylsk, Kursk region. Law enforcement agencies are conducting pre-investigation checks. According to our information, the Kuryan had no diseases, he died suddenly. This fact attracted the attention of law enforcement officers. Examination of the corpse in the house showed that there were no injuries on the body indicating violence. Checking in progress.
http://www.dddkursk.ru/lenta/2022/09/25/090192/
A fatal “vaxxident”:
“Everyone has their own destiny”: eyewitnesses told the details of a fatal accident in the Mglinsky district
September 22, 2022
Earlier we reported that last Thursday, September 15, a terrible accident happened in the Mglinsky district of the Bryansk region. Recall that a 66-year-old driver of a Mitsubishi L300 car crashed into a road train - an AXION 950 tractor coupled with a Fliegl trailer. The driver of the Mitsubishi L300 died on the spot as a result of the impact. Users in social networks actively discussed the incident. And eyewitnesses shared the details of the accident: "We, unfortunately, could not stop, but after 10 minutes there were already a lot of people here. There were two people in the wrecked car. One seems to have died. They say the car was driving strangely. Near Vetlevka, the carrier almost demolished the cross," one of them said.
Also, the acquaintances of the deceased told the details to our colleagues They stated that the pensioner was a good driver, did not abuse alcohol, and also had a great driving experience. "I know that my acquaintance and a friend were returning home that evening. Traveled somewhere on business. Perhaps the driver on the road suddenly became ill. After all, the age is already respectable. He died immediately, but the passenger was lucky. We can say that on September 15, a new countdown of life began for him ... Everyone has their own destiny," considers an acquaintance of the deceased driver.
https://newsbryansk.ru/fn_1173572.html
On the border of the Rostov region with the Donbass, a 60-year-old woman died
September 25, 2022
A 60-year-old woman died on the border of the Rostov region with the Donbass. The body of the deceased was discovered by eyewitnesses. The incident happened on September 21 near the checkpoint MAPP Donetsk. According to preliminary information, a blood clot broke off in a 60-year-old resident of the village of Luxurious LPR. The woman suddenly felt ill and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived at the scene of the emergency, but doctors only pronounced death. Experts will determine the exact cause of the woman's death.
UKRAINE
In the Dnieper in the "Epicenter" a man lost consciousness and died
September 22, 2022
On Wednesday, September 21, at about 19.00, in the Epicenter shopping center, a man was setting up equipment and standing on the stairs. At some point, he lost consciousness and fell. The worker broke his neck and died. Previously, he was 34 years old. This is reported by the Informant, citing his own sources. As the Informant was informed in the press service of the GDNP of the Dnepropetrovsk region, criminal proceedings were opened on this fact under the second part of Article 272 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: violation of safety rules when performing work with increased danger. The man's body was sent for a forensic medical examination to determine the cause of death.
In memory of those who 'died suddenly,' in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, September 19-September 26
Oh my, these reports are horrific. Young and old, healthy and then suddenly dead. Just awful.