Mpumalanga. Municipal authorities are doing a physical assessment on the extent of the damage caused by the floods.
The area has one road linking the rest of the villages, and this has been severely damaged by the floods, hence the suspension of these activities.
According to the Gift of the Givers foundation, they have since activated their teams to urgently assist with the situation in Mpumalanga.
On Thursday, the municipality reported two incidents of drowning.
“A 60-year-old man from kaMdladla who was fishing in the Mlumati River was allegedly swept away by a strong current and has not been found,” the municipality said.
In another incident, an 18-year-old pupil from Shongwe boarding school was swept away while trying to cross the same river and has also not been found.
Municipal authorities are doing a physical assessment on the extent of the damage caused by the floods and monitoring the distribution of immediate social relief.
