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At least 78 dead in South Africa floods

Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the floodwater.

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

Death Toll From South Africa Floods up to 78

Parts of South Africa were lashed by heavy rain and snow since the weekend, in a severe winter cold front that disrupted transport and power networks as well as causing intense flooding. The death toll stood at 49 on Wednesday.

The Washington Post · 4d

At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were 'paralyzed'

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 after the disaster had been “paralyzed” by a lack of resources.

AllAfrica on MSN2h

South Africa: President Calls Deadly Floods in Eastern Cape a Catastrophic Disaster

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited grieving families after floods in Mthatha killed schoolchildren and destroyed roads, bridges, and homes this week. The government has declared a state of disaster in ...

News241d

Body of missing 10-year-old girl found as Mthatha floods death toll rises to 88

The body of a 10-year-old girl who went missing in Libode, Eastern Cape has been found, bringing the total number of ...

East Coast Radio3h

Mthatha flood search intensifies, death toll at 88

The humanitarian organisation has been helping police and other search and rescue teams with recovery operations since parts of the province were battered by torrential downpours. Several more bodies ...

eNCA on MSN20h

Eastern Cape Floods | Rescue teams find body of two-year-old

Rescue teams continue to find bodies in the aftermath of the Mthatha floods, taking the official death toll to at least 88.

News2419h

‘We just want to find her remains’ - family of missing teen swept away by Mthatha floods

The family of 16-year-old Simbongile Kadeeja Nomntwana is hopeful they will find the remains of their relative. “We’ve ...

East Coast Radio1d

Flood-hit Mthatha residents plead for SAPS protection

Displaced flood victims in Mthatha are pleading for police protection, saying they do not feel safe in the areas where they ...

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 ...

EWN3d

Process of identifying bodies continues in Mthatha following devastating floods

MTHATHA - Families in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape have begun identifying the bodies of their loved ones who have died as a ...

SAnews2d

Majodina dismisses claims linking Mthatha dam to devastating floods

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with OR Tambo District Executive Mayor Mesuli Ngqondwana and King ...

The Press Democrat2d

South African 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 ...

News242d

Man recounts saving himself and mother with rooftop escape during severe floods in Mthatha

Despite his small stature, Loyiso Mkhayindana had to summon all his strength to save himself and his mother from rising ...

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