Body of woman found following flash floods

Body of woman found following flash floods

Another body has been found following the recent flash floods in parts of Gauteng.

Everlate Chauke search
Maryke Vermaak

The woman's car was washed away into the Jukskei River during heavy rains on Wednesday.


The floods left six people dead - with the search for a missing three-year-old girl still underway.


Ekurhuleni emergency services' Vincent Khoza says: "Her body was found in Edenvale after 08:00 today. The vehicle she was driving was swept away in the Edenvale CBD. The vehicle was found on 6th Avenue yesterday."


The woman is believed to have been pregnant.


Rescue operations continue in search of others reported missing.


Everlate Chauke search
FILE PHOTO: Maryke Vermaak

A three-year-old girl from Alexandra is among those still missing. 


Her aunt told Jacaranda FM News that the family is devastated after little Everlate Chauke was yanked from her father's arms while seeking refuge in a tree after the Jukskei River burst its banks.


Everlate, or Eva as she was affectionately known, lived with her family along the banks of the Jukskei River in Alexandra.


Gauteng Premier David Makhura intends to declare some parts of the province disaster areas following recent flash floods.

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