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Authorities say 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.
South Africa's police minister says the death toll in floods in the Eastern Cape province now stands at 86. ... Flood-damaged housing in Mthatha, South Africa, Friday, June 13, 2025.
MTHATHA, South Africa (AP) — Receding floodwaters that submerged homes days before left the residents of Mthatha, South Africa, helpless. They watched the bodies of their families and neighbors ...
A resident looks through the remnants after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe. By The Associated PressUpdated June 13, 2025.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57, a government minister visiting the scene of the disaster said Thursday.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, third left, with his officials, visit the flood-affected areas in Mthatha, South Africa, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
A view of homes submerged in floodwater, in Mthatha, South Africa, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Hoseya Jubase) Nation & World. By GERALD IMRAY – Associated Press. Updated 1 hour ago. X.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, third left, with his officials, visit the flood-affected areas in Mthatha, South Africa, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country. Ramaphosa traveled to the ...