US EditionDeath Toll From This Month's Flooding in South Africa Rises to over 100
- The Eastern Cape Provincial Government confirmed the death toll from flooding has risen to 100 as of today.
- The provincial government is providing psychosocial support and relief efforts to affected communities and schools.
- Over 4,000 individuals have been left homeless across the Eastern Cape province due to the flooding.
- Search operations are ongoing as there are still individuals reported missing by their families.
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South Africa Flood Death Toll Rises to 105 as Eastern Cape Declared National Disaster - teleSUR English
The death toll from the devastating floods that struck South Africa’s Eastern Cape two weeks ago has risen to 105, local authorities confirmed Friday. The region, already one of the country’s poorest, continues to grapple with the aftermath of torrential rains that displaced thousands and destroyed critical infrastructure. Acting Police Commissioner Thandiswa Kupiso reported that among the most recent victims were passengers aboard a school tran…
The number of fatalities due to heavy rainfall in eastern South Africa two weeks ago rose to 105, according to the local authorities this Friday. READ ALSO South Africa: More than 80 deaths from flooding in Eastern Cape Police Commissioner Thandiswa Kupiso indicated that among the most recent deaths are passengers of a school vehicle with capacity for 22 people, which was dragged through the waters in the town of Decoligny, one of the most affec…
Eastern Cape officially declared a national disaster zone
The Eastern Cape province has officially been declared a national disaster zone in response to the widespread destruction caused by recent severe weather events. Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) MEC, Zolile Williams said the declaration, made under the Disaster Management Act (Act No. 57 of 2002), comes amid heavy rainfall, flooding, strong winds, and snowfall that have battered large parts of the country, with…
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Death toll from this month's flooding in South Africa rises to over 100
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, authorities said Thursday.
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The Seattle TimesDeath toll from this month’s flooding in South Africa rises to over 100
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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, authorities said Thursday.
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