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FILE: Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN.
Two men and a woman have died on a farm between Worcester and Rawsonville in the Boland during heavy flooding.
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, says their bodies were found during a rescue operation to save 23 farm workers trapped on top of a building since Monday.
Lambinon says they launched a rescue craft to get to the victims.
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“Using ladders, the casualties, including babies, toddlers, children, adults, the elderly, as well as one blind man and one paraplegic man, and domestic animals, were evacuated to safety in relays, using the flotation of our rescue craft. Our rescue crew worked tirelessly despite challenging conditions, often wading and swimming through barely accessible terrain and flooded areas. Once out of harms way, safely on terra firm, they were taken into the care of the farmer. During the operation, sadly, 2 deceased males and a deceased female were located and recovered from flooded buildings on the farm.”
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