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South Africa’s president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 ...
Catastrophic floods kill dozens in South Africa as photos show receding waters revealing more bodies
Receding floodwaters that submerged homes days before left the residents of Mthatha, South Africa, helpless. They watched the ...
Children swept away in school bus among at least 49 killed in South Africa flooding
At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away ...
Death toll rises to 78 in South Africa floods
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 ...
How the SANDF's Flight Engineer shortage hampered flood response in the Eastern Cape
The devastating floods in Mthatha have exposed a critical shortage of Flight Engineers in the SANDF, putting lives at risk ...
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Mthatha floods turn homes into graves
The head of Gift of the Givers’ search and rescue team, Ahmed Bham, says he has not for a long time seen devastation such as ...
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Flood victims describe their ordeal as cleanup effort gets underway in South Africa
South African residents recalled their fear after devastating flooding ravished one of South Africa’s poorest provinces and ...
South Africa: 49 die as double-whammy of torrential rain-induced floods, landslides hits
Among the dead were four children travelling in a school minibus. Authorities said they are still trying to determine the ...