Body of Drowned Boy Recovered in Mpumalanga

Author:
sabcdigitalnews
Publisher:
sabcdigitalnews
Publication Date:
22 January 2013
Tags:
South Africa, Children and Youth, Climate, Water and Sanitation

The body of an eight-year-old boy who drowned into the Mlumati River in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga has been recovered. The grade three pupil drowned three days ago.

The area has been hit by heavy rain and there have been calls for government to declare it a disaster zone.

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