Overview
- Mngwevu, a member of Ekurhuleni’s mayoral committee for roads and transport, went missing when fast-moving floodwaters swept away a vehicle in Chokwé, Mozambique.
- The South African rescue mission is working with local Mozambican authorities and emergency services in the affected area.
- Contact has been established with one of the five people who were in the vehicle, but the locations and conditions of Mngwevu and the others remain unconfirmed.
- The Office of the Executive Mayor, in coordination with national government, has supported Mngwevu’s spouse who has arrived in Mozambique, and officials are exploring security and evacuation assistance.
- The incident comes during exceptional flooding that has caused deaths in Limpopo and Mpumalanga and inflicted substantial damage on infrastructure including Kruger National Park.