The recent floods in KZN are believed to have claimed the life of this infant.
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KZN floods: Body of infant washed up on Isipingo Beach (watch)
A body of an infant believed to be about 4-months-old washed up on a beach in Isipingo, South of Durban in KZN.
The recent floods in KZN are believed to have claimed the life of this infant.
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The body of an infant believed to be 4-months-old has washed up at the Tiger Rocks Beach in Isipingo, South of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
The baby is yet to be identified and likely passed on due to the recent floods in KZN.
According to the latest reports from KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) the death toll sits at 306 but is feared to be more than that.
WATCH: BABY WASHED UP IN DURBAN BEACH
The baby is believed to have washed up on the beach in Isipingo on Wednesday.
Floods wreaked havoc in KZN; people lost their homes, some were forced to evacuate because of mudslides and structural damage.
The damage is estimated to be worth billions of rands and this includes schools, roads, water and electricity infrastructure as well as businesses.
President Cyril Ramaphosa along with KZN Premier, Sihle Zikalala assessed the damage on Wednesday and also visited affected families.
Some families are still searching for their loved ones who are believed to have either been swept away into rivers or are under rubbles. Some have searched even in mortuaries but haven’t been lucky with finding the bodies of their loved ones and their whereabouts are still unknown.
MORE RAIN EXPECTED IN KZN OVER THE WEEKEND
Latest projections from the SA Weather Service (SAWS) show that rain will return by Friday.
The KZN weather forecast is giving out ‘scattered showers and thunderstorms’, with a risk of some localised flooding to boot.
By Saturday, more heavy rainfall is likely to move west, troubling North West, Free State and Gauteng.
“On Good Friday, the upper trough is expected to intensify further, resulting in the development of an extensive band of isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over much of the central interior.
“Consequently, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are likely to experience the return of thunderstorms, along with the risk of localised flooding and/or occurrences of hail and strong, damaging winds.”
