Student Asemahle Mdiniso died in the Eastern Cape floods. (Supplied/Mihlali Mdiniso )
“This loss is overwhelming and I can’t cope,” said the grief-stricken twin sister of a student who was swept away by flash floods in Kariega in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Asemahle Mdiniso, 21, a National Certificate Level 2 student at Eastcape Midlands TVET College, was out with friends on Saturday, 1 June.
While driving, they were confronted by heavy rain and the subsequent flash floods which caused severe damage to parts of Kariega.
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