The body of another South African victim of last week’s tsunami disaster in south-east Asia has been identified — bringing the total number of confirmed South African deaths to eight, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
The body was identified in Phuket, Thailand, said spokesperson Nomfanelo Kota.
”We cannot release any details about this individual as it has not been authorised by the family,” she said.
Kota said the number of South Africans still missing and feared dead now stands at seven.
The number of South Africans unaccounted for, meanwhile, has dropped from 1 137 on Monday to 985 by 11am on Tuesday.
”Many people came forward asking for their names to be removed from the list,” Kota said. — Sapa