Girl swept away in flash floods still not found
Updated | By Laila Majiet
Search teams have gone back to where little Everlate Chauke was swept away during the recent flash floods in Gauteng.
A decision has been taken to restart the search in Alexandra, after three days of combing through the Juskei River in search of the missing three-year-old girl.
Eva, as she is affectionately known, fell from her father's arms as the family tried to reach safety after their home was flooded on Wednesday night.
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Her aunt says the family is devastated as Everlate was swept away by the current after the Jukskei River burst its banks.
It follows a massive storm that hit parts of Gauteng.
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Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe says the search team has already covered 15km since restarting the search at 08:00 today.
"We decided to start afresh from Alexandra to cover the ground again and see on the river banks and in between the debris, if there is nothing we might have missed."
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