9 killed, 8 lacking in flash flood at church gathering in South Africa
A flash flood swept away members of a church congregation in South Africa’s Johannesburg through which 9 folks have been killed and eight others have been lacking.
Johannesburg,UPDATED: Dec 5, 2022 00:55 IST
Rescue staff search the waters of the Jukskei river in Johannesburg (Photo: AP)
By Associated Press: At least 9 folks died and eight others have been lacking in South Africa after a flash flood swept away members of a church congregation alongside the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officers mentioned Sunday.
The lifeless and lacking have been all a part of the congregation, which was conducting non secular rituals alongside the river on Saturday, officers mentioned. Rescue staff reported discovering the our bodies of two victims that day and one other seven our bodies when the search and restoration mission resumed Sunday morning.
The groups have been interviewing folks from the congregation to ascertain what number of others have been unaccounted for.
Religious teams continuously collect alongside the Jukskei River, which runs previous townships equivalent to Alexandra within the east of Johannesburg, for baptisms and ritual cleaning.
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Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi mentioned Sunday that officers had warned residents in regards to the risks of conducting the rituals alongside the river.
“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,” Mulaudzi mentioned throughout a information briefing.
“Our message for them is to exercise caution as and when they conduct these rituals,” he added.
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Dec 5, 2022
