{"id":44491,"date":"2024-06-09T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariega-flood-search-and-rescue-operations-continue-today-20240609\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:54:16","slug":"kariega-flood-search-and-rescue-operations-continue-today-20240609","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/kariega-flood-search-and-rescue-operations-continue-today-20240609\/","title":{"rendered":"KARIEGA FLOOD: Search and rescue operations continue today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Search and rescue operations are continuing today in the Swartkops River for a student from Eastcape Midlands TVET College who went missing during the flash floods in Kariega last weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The body of another student, who was in the same car as the missing student, as well as the car, have been found in the Swartkops River, near Cuyler Street on Friday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elmari van de Merwe, Assistant Director: Marketing &amp; Communications at Eastcape Midlands TVET College, said in a media statement yesterday that the student was Asemahle Mdiniso, a 21-year-old National Certificate (NCV) Level 2 student from Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b2aefd30\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhUmTaN5u4c?si=Dy_fevdPzQC876gS\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Express previously reported that Asemahle and a fellow student had been reported missing after they were last seen leaving with a friend whose car was swept away by the recent floods. 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