At least nine people have died while eight others are still missing in South Africa after they were swept away by a flash flood along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, rescue officials said.
Two bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further seven bodies were found when the rescue mission was resumed on Sunday morning.
Rescue teams are conducting interviews with some of the people who survived or were rescued to establish exactly how many people are accounted-for.
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