More than 1 000 people have been displaced by flooding in the Tshwane metro

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By Merentia Van Der Vent


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Two people died and many more were displaced during heavy rain and flooding in the metro over the last 4 days. The body of a man was found on Sunday after a bakkie was washed away in the Centurion area on Friday night. Tshwane Emergency Services confirmed that a second body was found at the Soul City informal settlement in Mamelodi after a man reportedly “drowned in his shack”.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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