Throwback: How Durban’s deadly floods led to an extraordinary act of bravery
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On 28 October 1917, more than 400 market gardeners from Springfield Flats (Tin Town) in Durban drowned when the uMngeni River burst its banks after heavy rain.
Six fishermen, later known as the Padavatan Six, saved 176 people from drowning. Led by Mariemuthoo Padavatan, they made five trips into the raging river in an oar-driven banana boat.
Their rescue remains one of South Africa’s largest civilian acts of bravery.
Tin Town
By 1917, more than 2 500 people lived in Tin Town, many of
Six fishermen, later known as the Padavatan Six, saved 176 people from drowning. Led by Mariemuthoo Padavatan, they made five trips into the raging river in an oar-driven banana boat.
Their rescue remains one of South Africa’s largest civilian acts of bravery.
Tin Town
By 1917, more than 2 500 people lived in Tin Town, many of
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