DEVELOPING: Death toll from Eastern Cape floods jumps to 49
The death toll from flooding in the Eastern Cape has risen to 49, including four children on a school bus that was swept away.
The death toll from flooding in the Eastern Cape has risen to 49, including four children on a school bus that was swept away, a provincial governor said on Wednesday.
“As of now, the stats have escalated to 49 deaths,” Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane told reporters, citing police figures.
The bodies of four children who were on a bus swept away by a flood near the city of Mthatha have been recovered, but another four are still missing, he said.
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