Overview
- The City of Ekurhuleni confirmed Roads and Transport MMC Andile Mngwevu is missing after his vehicle was swept away by floodwaters in Chokwé.
- A South African rescue mission has been deployed to the area and is working directly with Mozambican emergency services.
- Officials established contact with one of the five people in the vehicle, but the locations and conditions of Mngwevu and the others remain unverified.
- The Office of the Executive Mayor arranged support for Mngwevu’s spouse, who has arrived in Mozambique, and asked the public to avoid speculation.
- The flooding has battered parts of South Africa and Mozambique, with officials citing substantial damage to Kruger National Park and deaths in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.