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A Pepkor distribution centre in Durban was closed due to flooding leaving two others in Johannesburg and Cape Town to assist the supply chain. [23] The Amanzimtoti, Umbilo and Umgeni topped their banks, inundating surrounding communities. [8] Shanty towns constructed along the banks of these rivers saw extensive damage. [7]
The storm also produced significant rainfall and hailstorms that led to flooding that caused at least 11 deaths in Eastern Cape province. Over 2,000 people had to be evacuated from the Nelson Mandela Bay, many from makeshift homes in slums of the region. At least 55 people received mild to moderate injuries requiring hospital treatment. [5]
The South African National Defence Force was called to KwaZulu-Natal to help after deadly flooding and mudslides hit the area over the weekend, with damage still visible on April 12.Footage ...
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 306 people in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, including the city of Durban, and more rainstorms are forecast in the coming days. The ...
A tropical disturbance moved across the western Caribbean on Friday, knocking out power to thousands in Jamaica and causing two deaths in Haiti as it unleashed landslides and floods before ...
The 2023 Western Cape floods were a devastating series of floods affecting the Western Cape province of South Africa as a result of heavy rainfall on 24-25 September 2023. [1] The flooding resulted in at least 11 fatalities, the closure of over 200 roads, and over 80,000 people being left without electricity.
Nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by gale-force winds, displacing around 4,000 people, authorities and an aid organization said as the city ...
Following the floods subsiding, Durban acting port manager Nokuzola Nkowane said in a release that operating divisions were carrying out assessments to establish the full extent of damage caused by the storm, and revealed that Durban port's pollution control teams had been on-site cleaning up the debris within port waters, aided by cleanup from ...