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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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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 ...
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 ...
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‘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 ...
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 ...
AP PHOTOS: Catastrophic floods kill dozens in South Africa as receding waters reveal more bodies
Receding floodwaters that submerged homes days before left the residents of Mthatha, South Africa, helpless. They watched the ...
South African president to visit flood sites with death toll at 78
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 ...
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Floods and fierce winds in KZN and EC destroy schools, and lives, delaying exams
Devastating floods and winds have left a trail of destruction across Eastern Cape (EC) and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), damaging more than 200 schools and displacing scores of schoolgoers. Thirteen learners ...
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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 ...
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DWS denies opening Mthatha Dam sluice gates amid floods
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has denied claims that this week’s floods in the Eastern Cape forced it to open ...