Celani Sikhakhane
The bodies of two eThekwini municipal employees who were swept away by recent floods have been found.
The workers, who were only identified as Cele and Mbatha, were found in uMdloti after their vehicle was washed away by floods in Ndwedwe on Sunday last week.
The two were coming from a funeral when their white double cab was seized by floodwaters at the uncompleted bridge.
EThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda said it was painful to lose his staff in this manner.
Their bodies were recovered at uMdloti river, which is a long distance from Ndwedwe.
The community and the search and rescue team had been searching for the two for almost a week.
The recent floods also reportedly killed three people in Durban.
Two were killed in Ndwedwe and a six-year-old boy lost his life in Adams Mission.
Community member Mduduzi Maluleka told Scrolla.Africa that they are still searching for the child but they have not found him.
“The boy was travelling with his uncle and two other kids when the vehicle they were travelling in was swept away at a small community bridge. The other two children were saved by the uncle,” said Maluleka.
Durban has seen the deadliest floods since the historic floods of 1987 that killed about 400 people.
In April about 430 people were killed and billions of rand in infrastructure was destroyed.
The April floods have also forced King Misuzulu to postpone his inauguration. It was supposed to take place on 28 May.
Many communities are still living in community halls and churches as the government has failed to release the R1-billion flood relief fund to the KwaZulu-Natal government for rebuilding.
About 60 people are still missing, while another body of a woman was found at jwaSeme area in Inanda last week.
