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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 ...
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 ...
Rescuers in South Africa search for the missing after floods as the death toll rises to 57
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.
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At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were 'paralyzed'
He said the largely rural Eastern Cape province in southeastern South Africa, which is home to around 7.2 million people, only has one rescue helicopter. It came to Mthatha from the city of ...
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South Africa: Bodies of School Children Found After Deadly Mthatha Floods
The number of people killed by flash floods in Mthatha has now risen to 20 ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 500 news and information ...
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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 ...
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At least 7 people have died and schoolchildren were swept away as floods and snow hit South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At least seven people have died ... Six people died in flooding in the Eastern Cape city of Mthatha, where houses and cars were left submerged. A seventh body was ...
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49 die in Mthatha deluge as authorities mull court action over flood-line homes
At least 49 people are confirmed dead amid fears the number could rise in Mthatha, the Eastern Cape. Residents were warned as far back as 2013 to vacate homes built on a dangerous flood line. Floods ...