DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal families will have to exhume their loved ones' remains after gravesites were destroyed due to the heavy rains.
eThekwini's head of cemeteries, Slindile Ndlovu, says eight gravesites are eroded.
A burst pipeline at a nearby hospital has also added to the destruction in one of the gravesites.
The exhumation process is expected to happen as soon as possible.
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Meanwhile, mop-up operations continue in other parts of the country.
Hangwelani Magidimisha-Chipungu, Professor in town and regional planning at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, says systems are not resilient enough
In some instances, it is man-made because some of the water on the road is from residential areas, which contributes to flooding.