At least nine people dead and eight others missing in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg
Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said that officials continually warn residents about the dangers of conducting the rituals along the river.
Two bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further seven bodies were found when the rescue mission was resumed on Sunday morning. Rescue teams are conducting interviews with some of the people who survived or were rescued to establish exactly how many people are accounted-for. “We have been receiving a lot of rain on the city of Johannesburg in the last three months and most of the river streams are now full. Our residents, especially congregants who normally practice these kinds of rituals, will be tempted to go to these river streams," he told a news briefing.
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