At least nine drown during baptism ceremony in JohannesburgOfficials say the death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue.At least nine people have died in South Africa after they drowned during a flash flood along the Jukskei River in Johannesburg, emergency services said on Sunday.Mulaudzi said that 33 worshippers had gathered along the banks of the river in the Johannesburg suburb of Bramley Park for the baptism ritual on Saturday, December 3.Congregations often gather to conduct church rituals including cleansing and baptism along the Jukskei River, which runs along many townships including Alexandra in the east of Johannesburg.In June, four people drowned at baptism ceremonies in the country’s Limpopo province, and over Easter this year the Water and Sanitation Department sent out a special warning against holding baptism ceremonies in rivers."