S. A: FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A CAR WAS SWEPT AWAY AT AN OVERFLOWING BRIDGE IN THE MAKOTOPONG RIVER NEAR SEBAYENG.(PHOTO).

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 Four people have died after a car was swept away at an overflowing bridge in the Makotopong River near Sebayeng. Police recovered the bodies after a blue Renault Kwid carrying five occupants was pulled into the river during heavy water flow on Sunday morning, 8 March 2026. One passenger escaped from the vehicle and alerted police and emergency services. Police say the car was travelling along the Madiga–Makotopong gravel road when it overturned at the flooded bridge and was dragged into the river. The Provincial Search and Rescue team recovered the first body on Sunday. The victim was identified as Lebapa Petrus Mochitele, 27, from Madiga Village. EMS personnel declared him dead at the scene. Search operations resumed on Monday with the SAPS Water Wing Unit, EMS Search and Rescue, the Fire and Rescue Department, and an EMS helicopter. Teams located the submerged vehicle and recovered three more bodies. The victims were identified as Seobi Dikgale, 33, Betty Makokoane, 22, and Shel...

TWO DIE AFTER CONTRACTING FLESH-EATING BACTERIA FROM RAW OYSTERS. (PHOTO).


 Two die after contracting flesh-eating bacteria from raw oysters

Two people have died in Louisiana after contracting a flesh-eating bacterium from eating raw oysters, state health officials confirmed. The deaths were caused by Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium naturally found in warm coastal waters, particularly between May and October.

The bacteria can cause severe illness when ingested through raw or undercooked seafood or if an open wound is exposed to seawater. This year, Louisiana has reported 22 cases leading to hospitalization, with more than 80% linked to seawater exposure. The Louisiana Health Department noted that roughly one in five people infected with Vibrio vulnificus dies, sometimes within a day or two of symptom onset. The oyster-related fatalities included one Louisiana resident and one out-of-state visitor, highlighting a rise in cases compared with the previous 10-year average of seven cases and one death annually. Florida has also reported 23 cases this year, resulting in five deaths. 

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