January 5, 2011

5th January 2011

Many die in floods

Durban - Three people were killed due to flooding in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal local government MEC Nomusa Dube said on Wednesday.

"Three people have died since the flooding started. Lots of houses were damaged especially in Driefontein. In one situation the house fell on one woman and she was lucky to survive," Dube told Sapa.

It started raining in the Ladysmith area on December 31 when one person died in Roosboom.

Two other people died while trying to cross a stream in Ladysmith on Tuesday.

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