The KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that search and rescue teams have recovered the body of one of the three missing people in New Hanover .
They were swept away on Sunday night following heavy rains in the area in the Umshwathi Municipality in the provinces midlands.
The victim, a woman, disappeared when a strong river current washed her away. The heavy downpour has left scores homeless and severely damaged public infrastructure.