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KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube–Ncube says the death toll from the Ladysmith floods has risen to 22 after the body of a toddler was found. The body was found by locals overnight.
Dube–Ncube has thanked members of search and rescue teams who at times have risked their lives in the search.
The Premier has visited the families of those who have lost loved ones. Dube–Ncube has called on people across the province to check on the whereabouts of their relatives.
“We’ve also called on community members to say ‘Please report any missing persons’. But also to call on the whole province to say ‘Please search and check for your relatives’ because it was Christmas Day when this happened. Other people were visiting their relatives and they’ll probably know when those relatives do not return in January that probably those are some of the people who are now missing.”
Flood death toll rises to 22:
