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South Africa: Four Bodies Recovered in Ladysmith Floods
SAnews.gov.za, 29 December 2023
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre has confirmed that search and rescue teams have discovered the remains of four people in Ladysmith. Read more »
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South Africa: Motorists Urged to Be Cautious When Driving in Wet Weather
SAnews.gov.za, 27 December 2023
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has advised motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving in rainy conditions. Read more »
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Africa: Several Dead After Rain Triggers Flash Floods
DW, 26 December 2023
A 10-meter (33 feet) deluge swept through a borough of Ladysmith in South Africa, destroying homes and cars. Rescuers are battling to find survivors as rainstorms continue. Read more »
South African Motorists Warned on Wet Weather After Fatal Floods
The Road Traffic Management Corporation has advised motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving in rainy conditions following a forecast of heavy rains by the South African Weather Service. This comes after flash floods near the town of Ladysmith in the province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) killed at least six people with 11 others missing.
KZN Premier Dube-Ncube sent her condolences to the families of those killed in the floods in a statement on social media, saying the heavy rains "resulted in the Bellspuit river, which runs under the Mbonothu bridge, bursting its banks, causing water to overflow onto the N11 road near the Limit Hill robots, in Ladysmith Town".
KZN's latest deluge mark another climate emergency for the embattled province which saw at least 435 people killed in April 2022 following heavy flooding.
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Many families who have been living in emergency housing since the devastating KwaZulu Natal floods in April 2022 have accused the provincial government and munici Read more »
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The intermediate phase of the relocation initiative for more than 8,000 victims of flodds during April 2022 will see them resettled at new, more acceptable accomodation. This Read more »
