The rank and file of the SANDF dug into their pockets to contribute towards supplies for grieving families who lost loved ones during April’s devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal.

Nokuphiwa Gumbi, 33, from Wushwini in Inanda was among those who received food hampers from the army on Tuesday. She said three of her family members were still missing.

“At this stage we do not have inkling as to their whereabouts,” she said. Gumbi is pinning her hopes on her sister, who was injured in the floods. “She is slowly recollecting the events, even though she is still in pain.”..