All of them were swept away but villagers rescued 11.
Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said the Engineer Corps would urgently construct a bridge over the Mgxojeni river in the village of Pontseng‚ which claimed the lives of children between the ages of 5 and 7 as they were walking home from school.
Witnesses said the victims were among 17 children who were caught halfway across the river when floodwaters suddenly arrived.
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