Pretoria -Two primary school learners were swept away by strong currents while crossing a flooded river in Moruleng near Sun City in the North West on Tuesday morning.
Public Safety and Liaison spokesperson, Lesiba Moses Kgwele, said the incident occurred at around 7am in Manamakgotheng village while the pupils were crossing Makgawe river on route to school.
According Kgwele, rescue teams are still at the scene searching for the pair.
He further said 13 learners were earlier rescued out of a minibus combi by Moses Kotane Local Municipality Fire and Emergency Services after the vehicle they were travelling in from Mogwase Correctional Services Centre to Holy Family Combined School in Mogwase was swept away by floods at Mabele-a-Podi village.
In another incident in the same area, a father managed to pull his two children out of his car that was submerged in water after it was swept away by floods.
North West Road Traffic Management authorities are advising motorists travelling between Mogwase and Moruleng to use the R510 Thabazimbi-Northam road.
The D533 Mogwase-Moruleng road is temporarily closed as the Kgama Bridge is flooded
