More than 60 others are still unaccounted for.
Speaking at the prayer service, Reverend Vusi Dube said it was important for religious leaders to be on the ground where communities needed them most. “What is more important for us as religious leaders again, we are going to go to those places give counselling to talk to those people because they are in tears. When you begin to talk with them they break down in tears because they don’t know from here where to start, so we’re very glad that the premier has called us to bring hope to the people of KwaZulu-Natal just to say we’re here as government, we are here to hear their cries.
In a statement, the provincial government says the prayer is a mark of respect for all victims who lost their lives. The prayer is to show solidarity with the bereaved families and to pray for those who have died.Search and recovery operations are ongoing.
A very important call, financial support alone might not be enough.