Two men are presumed dead after they were swept off a bridge during a flash flood in Verulam, north of Durban, on Sunday night.
Parts of KwaZulu-Natal were battered by heavy rains, which caused extensive damage in many areas. The worst-hit areas were those north of the city.
Prem Balram, head of private security company Reaction Unit SA, said they received a call for assistance from a local councillor, who allegedly witnessed two men being washed off the bridge in Everest Heights in Verulam.
Two men presumed dead after being swept away by raging river in KZN
Two men are presumed dead after they were swept off a bridge during a flash flood in Verulam, north of Durban, on Sunday night.
Parts of KwaZulu-Natal were battered by heavy rains, which caused extensive damage in many areas. The worst-hit areas were those north of the city.
Prem Balram, head of private security company Reaction Unit SA, said they received a call for assistance from a local councillor, who allegedly witnessed two men being washed off the bridge in Everest Heights in Verulam.
A team of policemen and Reaction Unit officers searched for the men without success.
"The search was called off due to the heavy current and poor light," said Balram.
Balram said a Rusa helicopter was dispatched on Monday morning to assist rescuers in their search.
It is understood that three people are unaccounted for in Verulam and nearby Blackburn.
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