Overview
- A body recovered in Phalaborwa and the subsequent retrieval of a 17-year-old from Mashishimale keep Limpopo’s confirmed fatalities at 19.
- Officials say the Phalaborwa recovery is preliminarily linked to the two boys swept away in the Selati River at Mashishimale.
- With one boy found, the province lists five people still missing as K9 teams, swift-water divers and National Disaster Management Centre crews continue searches in Tshwinga, Mbaula and Ba-Phalaborwa.
- The National Disaster Management Centre has deployed extra rescuers, and provincial centres are coordinating shelter and relief for displaced families.
- Flood impacts span multiple provinces, with Mpumalanga reporting 20 deaths and damage to more than 1,300 homes, roads and public facilities, while leaders in Giyani urge government to build permanent housing for victims.