Rescue teams ended their search for Ladysmith flood survivors after the discovery of a body of a man in the Klip River on Monday afternoon increased the death toll to 23.
Police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda, said officers from Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Empangeni, Vryheid, Newcastle and Ladysmith, as well as government and private institutions, "returned to their respective bases following the completion of the search mission in Ladysmith".
KwaZulu-Natal experienced heavy rain and flash flooding since Christmas Eve, which affected several other areas too.