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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.
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- 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
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
South African History Online (2012) '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 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072994 (Accessed: 10 August 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. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0072994, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"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 10 Aug. 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.
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