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Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.
Cape Town floods displace thousands, devastate informal settlements. Aid is distributed, but recovery is slow amid blocked ...
Officials say death toll expected to rise as authorities launch search operation in the country’s Eastern Cape province.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts in the first hours ...
Johannesburg, South Africa — The death toll from flooding brought by days of torrential rain along South Africa's east coast has risen to more than 300. President Cyril Ramaphosa was met with ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on Thursday as a top official said rescue… ...
Death toll from South Africa’s Durban floods rises to 341 ‘Unprecedented’ floods kill hundreds with dozens missing and feared dead and more than 40,00 people affected by heavy rains.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa's poorest provinces rose to 57 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts had been "paralyzed" by a lack of ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to 57 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts had been “paralyzed” by a ...
South Africa searches for the missing as flood damage comes into focus. April 22, ... Flooding also disrupted operations at one of Africa’s busiest ports in Durban. Advertisement.
South Africa declared a state of disaster so the government can accelerate its response to widespread floods and free up funds for assisting with reconstruction. It was the second such ...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday.