PORT ST JOHNS - A teacher from flood-stricken Port St Johns was meant to be celebrating her one-year wedding anniversary on Sunday.Lundikazi Sibokoza lost almost everything during the Thursday deluge.
When Eyewitness News arrived in the area, Sibokoza and her mother were using buckets to get rid of the water, and cleaning their muddy furniture.Sibokoza said she even forgot that it was one year ago on Sunday that she uttered the words "I do". "It is been only a year. It is my first year anniversary and it’s hurting. I even forgot that it is my anniversary today [Sunday] because of this thing.""After coming back from work, we managed to clean up this place and while we were sleeping, flooding hit again. Our beds and everything was floating."Sibokoza is just one of many residents whose homes were flooded following heavy rains on Thursday.
At least three people were reported missing, while rains and mudslides have washed away homes, roads and critical infrastructure. [IN PICTURES] Some of the houses here are built in areas prone to disasters. #PJSfloods pic.twitter.com/iv7bQw7yLa
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