Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads and houses and damaging properties, a government official said on Sunday. The province is still restoring damaged infrastructure and making plans to re-home people displaced after flooding last month, […]
South Africa flooding leaves survivors traumatised, homeless
Durban, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation When Nozipho Sithole closes her eyes to sleep, she still hears the screams of her neighbour’s two young children as they were swept away by the floodwaters that killed hundreds of people in South Africa last month. Like Sithole, many of those living in a community hall in the eastern […]
South African military deployed to flood-ravaged province
Umbumbulu, South Africa Reuters Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing. A week after the torrential rains began, the South African National Defence Force said on Monday it had been instructed to activate […]
Dozens still missing as South Africa floods death toll rises to 443
Ethekwini, South AfricaReuters Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked out power and water services and disrupted operations at one of Africa’s busiest […]
South Africa braces for more flooding as rains restart in east
Kwandengzei, South AfricaReuters Rains that have killed around 400 people and left thousands homeless in South Africa this week began pounding the east coast again on Saturday, threatening more flooding and forcing many to take refuge in community centres and town halls. The heavy downpours in Kwazulu-Natal Province have already knocked out power lines, shut […]
South Africans search for survivors in ruins of floods that killed nearly 400
Durban, South AfricaReuters South Africans were searching for survivors on Friday of floods that killed almost 400 people, according to the latest tally, washing away homes and roads and leaving thousands without shelter, water and power. The floods in Kwazulu-Natal Province have knocked out power lines, shut down water services and disrupted operations at one […]
South African leader visits flood victims as death toll rises to 306
Johannesburg, South AfriicaReuters South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday to help the victims of devastating east coast floods, as the death toll rose to 306 from heavy rains that washed out roads and disrupted shipping in one of Africa’s busiest ports. Ramaphosa visited families who had lost loved ones in KwaZulu-Natal province, including […]
“A place to call our own”: Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched South African land
KIM HARRISBERG, writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on the struggle of the Makua people…
Postcards: Fish and livelihoods poisoned by South African chemical spill
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Durban in South Africa…
More than 50 dead in South Africa after heavy rains
Durban, South AfricaReuters Rescue workers were digging through collapsed buildings along South Africa’s eastern coast, where more than 50 people were killed when heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides, authorities said on Wednesday. Hundreds have been displaced, mainly in the port city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal province. Flooding also killed at least three people in […]