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East Coast Radio1h
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 ...
AllAfrica48m
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 ...
At least 78 dead in South Africa floods as official says rescue attempts were ‘paralyzed’
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to at least 78 on ...
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 ...
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 ...
eNCA on MSN1d
Eastern Cape floods | No sluice gates at Mthatha Dam
The head of dam safety at the Department of Water and Sanitation, says the Mthatha Dam does not have sluice gates.
Briefly on MSN20h
More people found dead in Eastern Cape as authorities desperately seek
Eastern Cape authorities and organisations continue to search for victims who went missing or were swept away during the ...
News2417h
‘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 ...
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 ...