Not less than 18 folks have swept away in a flash flood throughout a reported baptism ceremony by Masowe Church on the Jukskei River close to Sandton, north of Johannesburg, on 3 December 2022. Of these, 14 folks have drowned.
Based on the Nationwide Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon, the NSRI had been alerted by Netcare 911 ambulance companies at round 4.30pm. Throughout an preliminary search Hearth and Rescue Providers recovered a feminine physique on a sandbank within the Jukskei River on the Grayston Drive Bridge on Katherine Avenue.
Chatting with TimesLIVE on Saturday, Johannesburg emergency companies spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi extra 12 our bodies had been recovered.
@CityofJoburgEMS @CityofJoburgZA @CoJPublicSafety Searchfor Alex lacking 15 continues this morning alongside the Juskei river stream 2 our bodies recovered final evening and one individual was rescued recieved medical remedy on web site later transported to the closest well being care facility. pic.twitter.com/375dlHPQgd
— Cojems Spokesperson (@RobertMulaudzi) December 4, 2022
‘We’re conscious of 1 one that we have to discover. This would possibly, nonetheless, change if members of the family come ahead to report their family members are lacking and had been a part of the ritual,’ he stated.
The search was known as off on Sunday night as a result of lack of visibility and by Monday the loss of life toll had risen to 14.
It has not been dominated out that a number of circumstances is probably not associated to the church baptism and could also be from remoted incidents that had not been reported. Investigations are persevering with.
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