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No escaping the ‘river of death’

The Cutshwayo River in KwaNdengezi caused massive damage and took the lives of many people when it flooded after heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Madelene Cronjé/NewFrame,” says Nomfundo Nyamela, 56, pointing to the Cutshwayo River in KwaNdengezi, which has again left her in mourning.

Twelve people died when a wall collapsed in a house in which they were sheltering, burying them in mud. Eight of the victims were Nyamela’s family members, and only one has been found. Four were from the Mthembu family, Nyamela’s neighbours, who came seeking refuge at around 10pm on 11 April. Zwane’s daughter, Luleka, 10, is among the 12 people who died in the house. Those who have not been found include Hlelolwenkosi Hlophe, 1, Qobo Hlophe, 3, Sisanda Hlophe, 5, Nasisipho Mthembu and Melokuhle Mthembu, both 8, and Ngenzeni Mhlongo, 67.“Even a bone, one bone at this point could help me grieve and make peace with death,” Zwane says.The floods have left about 4 000 people homeless. The death toll is estimated to be 435, with a further 72 people missing.

Lindiwe Gina, 25, seated across from Ndaba on the hall floor, recounts the moment she lost her chance of a home. Gina, a mother of one, and her younger sister, Welile Gina, 22, had been without a place to live since 2002. After their father’s death, they say, their mother abandoned them.In July last year, a local woman gave them shelter in an abandoned house near the Cutshwayo River.

 

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