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A rescue mission was launched in the area between Kokstad and Underberg in southern KwaZulu-Natal to rescue more than 150 people trapped in the snow. (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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The people are believed to have been trapped overnight on the R617 at the Kings Cross mountain pass. (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs and the disaster management team in KwaZulu-Natal, accompanied by the military, are involved in the rescue. (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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Fifteen Squadron, police search and rescue and a Netcare911 rescue officer and paramedic flew to the scene in an Oryx helicopter. (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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Netcare spokesman Chris Botha said, “When we arrived at the scene, we found a bus and a truck stuck. Later [when] we arrived at the mountain pass, we found 150 [people] trapped in two buses and seven trucks. A couple towing a caravan was also stuck." (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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Rescuers managed to airlift 30 children and 120 adults to Kokstad. (Chris Botha, Netcare911)
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