109th anniversary: Padavatan brothers remembered for heroism during 1917 Umgeni floods
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Six seine-netters from Durban used a banana boat to save 176 people during the 1917 Umgeni flood. They risked their own lives to perform these rescues. The event happened more than a century ago. While the act was largely forgotten, it still resonates with communities and families in KwaZulu-Natal.
Six Durban seine-netters risked their lives in a banana boat to rescue 176 people from the 1917 Umgeni flood. More than a century later, their largely forgotten act of courage still resonates with families and communities in KwaZulu-Natal, writes Sanjith Hannuman.