Emergency rescue teams resumed the search for more bodies of worshippers who were swept away by flash floods in the river during a baptism at the weekend.
JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg Emergency Services says the death toll in the Jukskei River drowning could rise as the search and rescue operation continues.By Monday, the death toll rose to 14.Rescue efforts continued for the third day after at least 33 congregants who gathered for a church service by the Jukskei River were caught in a flash flood.Scouring through the narrow river stream and large rocks, emergency services personnel say at least three more church members are missing.
"The area in which they were conducting the baptism is actually an area where people normally come. It's an open area where there is actually a flow from the rocks, it's just that this time around there was a storm and, unfortunately, swept those people conducting the ritual away," said spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi.READ: Jukskei flash floods: Families of missing people to wait for recovery of bodies"We didn't manage to cover a lot of ground.
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