Monday, August 20, 2012

Burst water supply pipe claims lives

Andiswa Mkosi
20 August 2012

A burst water supply pipe in Mamelodi,east of Pretoria early this morning left two children dead ,eight people injured and over 800 homeless.

The bodies of a four year old and four month old were found close to where the pipe burst.

Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Johan Peiterse says they suspect the children drowned but details are still unclear.

He says the Disaster Management Team is till on the scene.

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