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Second Victim Found in Northern Cape Floods With Bridges Closed and Aid Underway

Rising rivers are cutting access to clinics, schools and farms across the John Taolo Gaetsewe District.

Overview

  • Search teams including SAPS divers and K9 units recovered a 22-year-old man's body Monday in Metswetsaneng, a day after finding a 44-year-old at the same flooded bridge.
  • Mothibistad police have opened an inquest to determine the circumstances of the drownings.
  • Provincial roads officials reported dangerously high water in Pampierstad and Van Zylsrus, and Kolong Bridge in Pampierstad remains closed.
  • The Kuruman River overflowed in Van Zylsrus, dividing the town and blocking routes to a clinic, a school and nearby farms.
  • Gift of the Givers began delivering food, water, blankets and hygiene packs to about 2,000 households across more than 80 hard-hit areas.