DurbanFloods 'Tragically during the search, a seven-month-old child and a nine-year-old child were found deceased.'
Co-operative governance and traditional affairs spokesperson Senzo Mzila said on Tuesday that 23 deaths were recorded in Durban and nine others died outside the city with the figure set to rise.
In Chatsworth, south of Durban, rescue workers recovered nine bodies on Tuesday after a mudslide destroyed the home of a caretaker at Westcliff Secondary School. Speaking at the scene eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede warned communities to avoid building homes in areas prone to flooding. "They must not build in areas they are not supposed to because the soil in these areas lie on flood banks and we are warning our communities of this because more floods are coming."
The bodies of a mother and a child have just been pulled out. Search and rescue workers tell me the mother was found shielding her 5-year-old with her body. It brings to 8 the number of dead here. The victims will be transported to the State mortuary.
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