Families pray for successful recovery
MTHATHA - The families of two children still missing after the Eastern Cape floods have only one wish, to recover their bodies and give them a proper burial.
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Search teams in Mthatha are looking for a 12-year-old and 5-year-old in two different rivers and they hope to find their remains in the next few days. eNCA reporter Nkosikhona Malinga-Mnisi filed this report.
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