Some victims of KZN Easter weekend floods to be laid to rest

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About 70 people were killed when heavy rains swept through the province last week with thousand others left homeless.

JOHANNESBURG – Some victims who died in the KwaZulu-Natal Easter weekend floods will be laid to rest today.

The KwaZulu-Natal government says relatives of the victims have been visiting state help desks to identify the bodies of their loved ones.KZN Cooperative Governance MEC Nomusa Dube-Ncube says they are helping where they can. “People have been coming to identify the bodies but we still do have a few that have still not come through.

“They’re responding, especially because we already had a meeting with other families members, helping them to arrange the burial.”

 

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