Families Of Boys Who Drowned In Limpopo Lament Poor Police Response

Two Limpopo families whose children drowned recently say police have not deployed enough resources to search for their bodies. Three-year-old Desire Munzhedzi drowned after falling into the Nzhelele river in Musekwa-Pfumembe village outside Louis Trichardt earlier this week.

Ten-year-old Thapelo Maropola was swept away by heavy currents in the Phalala River at Ga-Seleka outside Lephalale on New Years Day.

Police have temporarily stopped the search for both the boys due the rivers overflowing, and being infested with crocodiles and hippos.

Heavy rains in Musekwa-Pfumembe village outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo have brought pain to the Munzhedzi family. Their three-year-old son, Desire Munzhedzi, drowned after he fell into the Nzhelele River that flows near the village. The boy was playing near the water with his sister and brother.

The family believes police are not deploying enough resources to find his body.