South Africa floods: deadliest storm on record kills over 300 people
by Agence France-Presse from Environment | The Guardian on (#5Y4Y5)
President Cyril Ramaphosa blames catastrophic' rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal on climate crisis
The death toll from devastating floods in and around the South African port city of Durban has risen to 306, the government said Wednesday, after roads and hillsides were washed away as homes collapsed.
The heaviest rains in 60 years pummelled Durban's municipality, eThekwini in Zulu. According to an AFP tally, the storm is the deadliest on record in South Africa.
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