In the floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape, searching for school children recovered after a night's stop, officials said.
The children were attending school in Mtasha town when their bus was taken away in the flood Tuesday morning.
Officials said three students were later rescued, but it is not clear how many students were on the bus and have since been found on a river bank where no one is inside.
An unconfirmed report by private television station Newzroom Afrika says there are now 10 children and drivers' bodies further downstream.
Public broadcaster SABC reported that the three children rescued on Tuesday were found clinging to the trees.
On Wednesday morning, Oscar Mabuyane, the Eastern Cape’s premiere, visited the scene, witnessed the rescue work and met with the affected communities.
He told Newzroom Afrika that despite the situation being a “difficult situation”, he was “happy” at the response of the emergency services.
South Africa was attacked by heavy snow, heavy rain and strong winds, and they officially claimed 14 lives, nine people in the flood, and five people in the road accident.
Nearly 500,000 owners had no electricity on Tuesday – state-owned electricity provider Eskom said it was working to resume contact.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa mourned those who urged citizens to “save caution, care and cooperation, as the winter weather exerts its greatest impact on the nation’s winter season.”
Eastern Cape – the birthplace of anti-apartheid idol Nelson Mandela – with Kwazulu-Natal provinces, the province of Kwazulu-Natal, was the biggest impact.
Bad weather forced some major roads in both provinces to avoid further casualties.
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