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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Ten (10) people from one family perished following heavy rains that caused floods and mudslides in South Africa\u2019s KwaZulu-Natal Province early this week.<\/p>\n

The floods and mudslides caused building and bridge collapses and scores of vehicles and people were swept away.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Nonkululeko Mdlalose, who met President Cyril Ramaphosa when he visited the area, told him 10 of her family members were killed on Monday night. She said:<\/p>\n

I think they were all sleeping because the incident happened at around 11 pm.<\/p>\n

Mdlalose said it seemed her neighbour\u2019s brick and mortar home had collapsed, creating a mass of brick, mud and water that descended onto their home, sweeping everyone down the hill.<\/p>\n

She said only she and her sister survived the tragic incident. They were not at home when the disaster occurred. Mdlalose\u2019s sister said:<\/p>\n

We have another sibling who was no longer living at home but was in Maritzburg.<\/p>\n

But of all of us who lived at home, full-time with our mom, it is only the two of us who survived.<\/p>\n

The Mdlaloses told Ramaphosa that the deceased persons were between the ages of two and 80. They said:<\/p>\n

We found our mom and three of her grandchildren [almost immediately] \u2026 We then found the others but the last of the grandchildren we only found on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Our mom was lying alongside our neighbour down by the riverbed.<\/p>\n

On Friday, South African authorities revealed that the death toll caused by the floods and severe weather in KwaZulu-Natal had risen to 395.<\/p>\n

eThekwini reported 355 deaths, Ugu 6, uMzinyathi 2, King Cetshwayo 4 and Ilembe 28.<\/p>\n

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