The grief-stricken Mdlalose family has been battling to retrieve the bodies of their relatives that were swept down a river during heavy rains that caused their house to collapse in uMzinyathi, Inanda, in KwaZulu-Natal. | Lisaleesolomon1
"The neighbours' house collapsed first, which then resulted in our family home collapsing and washing everyone into the river. Four bodies were discovered along the riverbank – my sister and her three grandkids. It's horrible! We're still looking for the remaining six. We are hopeful they might still be alive, but at this stage it doesn't look good," she said.
"We were hoping to recover the other six remaining bodies by now already, but that hasn't happened. The plan was that we would bury everyone together since they all stayed in the same house when it collapsed," said Acheampong. "Just when we thought things were coming together, the restrictions were taken away and people could start gathering again. Now we are faced with this difficult period," she added.Photo Supplied
When asked if food and shelter were provided to affected families, she said nothing had been provided as yet.We haven't gotten any calls from officials. All 10 of my family members were washed away. This is not some overnight flood. This is massive! People have died because of the gush of water pouring down. How is government taking this so chilled? We are crying out for assistance in finding our family members' bodies, and bringing them all back home together.