{"id":58676,"date":"2022-01-20T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/drownings-a-concern-20220119-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:55:12","slug":"drownings-a-concern-20220119-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/drownings-a-concern-20220119-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Drownings a concern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_cd188323\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Drownings after heavy rains are a cause for concer\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2481\/ea0a87f9bb5449769cadc0b0eb4ad63f.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2481\/ec0c43daf2d04e3c9a057afa4be0d5e8.jpeg\" title=\"Drownings after heavy rains are a cause for concern\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Drownings after heavy rains are a cause for concern<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy rains have led to quarries and dams overflowing, road closures and water damming up in open fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January five people, including two children, have drowned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>\u201cWhen it\u2019s hot, children swim in available water \u2013 and this can lead to disasters,\u201d says Capt. 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