Flood victims battle to keep their heads above water

Tau Gagane, from Lesotho, said he escaped with only his life. “I lost everything else – my passport, food and everything I ever owned.”

Informal settlements in Mamelodi East in Pretoria were decimated by floods on December 9 2019. File photo.
Informal settlements in Mamelodi East in Pretoria were decimated by floods on December 9 2019. File photo. (Gallo Images/Daily News/Raymond Morare)

Tau Gagane, from Lesotho, said he escaped with only his life. “I lost everything else – my passport, food and everything I ever owned.”

He was among the survivors of the floods that hit Centurion who told Times Select about their trauma and loss.

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