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Joburg residents urged to avoid low-lying areas amid prolonged rain
The rains which began yesterday afternoon caused delays on the roads and stoked fears of prolonged disruption.
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Gauteng emergency services on high alert amid heavy rains
Heavy downpours caused flooding, road closures, and accidents, while parts of Alexandra, Soweto, and Centurion were hardest hit by the overnight rain.
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More than 130 dead as severe weather hits Pakistan, Afghanistan
At least 93 people died and 76 were injured across Pakistan - with several still missing - while a further 39 were killed in Afghanistan, according to officials in both countries.
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Dlamini Zuma: 2 dead in Tshwane floods
Gauteng has been lashed by heavy rain over the past few days with rising water prompting emergency rescues and evacuations in some parts of the capital.
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Weather service warns of more heavy rainfall to continue in GP until Monday
The province has been experiencing heavy downpours since Thursday.
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Cars, buildings flooded in Upington rains
Residents have shared footage on social media of cars and buildings that have submerged in water.
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Capetonians warned of possible gale force winds, localised flooding
Gale force winds and localised flooding can be expected as a cold front approaches.
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Some homes, roads flooded after heavy rain in CT
It’s been a miserable night for many Capetonians after heavy rains caused havoc on the roads and in some neighbourhoods.
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Cost of flood damage not yet known in Port St Johns
Heavy rain wreaked havoc in the province, as well as in KwaZulu-Natal, during the Easter weekend, claiming at least 70 lives.
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KZN floods declared a provincial disaster - Cogta
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize said that his department was working with various government entities to provide flood victims with urgent assistance to ensure the situation returned to some normality.
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KZN flood victim to be laid to rest in Nkandla
At least 70 people died in KwaZulu-Natal, while 10 died in the Eastern Cape. Thousands more were left displaced.
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Damage from EC floods likely to exceed R80m - municipality
The Alfred Nzo District Municipality said a preliminary report suggested the cost of the damage exceeded R80 million.
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KZN govt sets up dedicated help desk for flood victims
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu said that Home Affairs also committed to issuing IDs and other relevant documents to the flood victims.
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KZN govt says unable to cope with impact of damage caused by floods
KZN has approached national government requesting that it declares the situation in the province a national disaster.
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Floods in Indonesia kill 29, dozen missing
Landslides and floods are common, especially during the monsoon season between October and April, when rains lash the vast Southeast Asian archipelago.
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KZN Premier Mchunu to give update on Easter flood disaster
Heavy rains battered the province over the Easter weekend, causing mudslides that left thousands displaced and left at least 70 people dead.
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Chinese government donates money to assist KZN flood victims
Trucks packed with emergency relief products arrived in Durban on Friday and were headed for communities which had been hardest hit by the deadly disaster.
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EC Education Dept urges schools to prioritise learner safety amid floods
Earlier this week, an 11-year-old girl drowned after heavy currents swept her off a makeshift bridge she had crossed in the Alfred Nzo District Municipality.
