At least 100 people drown and the town is devastated when the river at Laingsburg in the Karoo floods its banks.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, January 20). At least 100 people drown and the town is devastated when the river at Laingsburg in the Karoo floods its banks.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072994

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"At least 100 people drown and the town is devastated when the river at Laingsburg in the Karoo floods its banks.." South African History Online, 20 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072994. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "At least 100 people drown and the town is devastated when the river at Laingsburg in the Karoo floods its banks.." South African History Online. January 20, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072994.