Pregnant woman among four bodies recovered following heavy rain in uMsinga, KZN

Staff Reporter

Four bodies have been recovered after six people were swept away while trying to cross a low-lying bridge in KwaZulu-Natal.

Two men remain missing as search teams continue operations across multiple municipalities, the KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs said on Saturday.

The victims were swept away on Thursday after their vehicle attempted to cross a low-lying bridge in eNadi, eMabovini, in the uMsinga Local Municipality at night.

While two individuals managed to escape the vehicle and reach safety, six others were carried away by the floodwaters.

The department said two female bodies were recovered on Friday, with the first found in the iNadi River in uMsinga and the second in the uThukela River on the Nkandla Local Municipality side.

On Saturday, search teams recovered two more bodies from the uThukela River, a female on the uMsinga side and a male at eMakhabeleni in the uMvoti