Dodoma, June 3 (TNS): Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti have died after suffering heart failure aged 22, Tanzanian media reported on Sunday.
The women, who were joined from the navel downwards and shared organs like the liver and lungs, had two hearts and separate heads and arms.
They were admitted to a local hospital in December due to issues relating to heart disease but died.
The news has caused sadness in Tanzania, where the twins were well-known and loved.
Many people took to social media on Sunday to send messages of condolences to the family and friends.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli tweeted that he was “saddened” by their deaths, adding that Consolata and Maria had “dreamed of serving the nation”.
In an interview with the BBC last year, the twins said that after they had completed their university education, they wanted to become teachers.
“We will teach using a projector and computers,” they said.
Courtesy: BBC
