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April 14, 2022

Death Toll from Catastrophic Flooding in South Africa Tops 300
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In South Africa, the death toll from heavy flooding around the city of
Durban has risen to more than 300 in what South Africa's President Cyril
Ramaphosa called a "catastrophe of enormous proportions" and a "part of
climate change." The disaster struck as parts of Kwa Zulu-Natal province
received several months' worth of rain in a single day, triggering
landslides that trapped people under buildings and floodwaters that
swept away bridges and houses. This is a Durban resident who managed to
save his children but lost all his possessions to the floods.

Jomba Phiri: "I got nowhere to go now. I got no house. I got no nothing.
… The situation is very, very bad. I don't know where we're going to go
to sleep now."



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