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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 floods damaged more than 30,000 houses, leaving more than 50,000 people homeless. Damage was estimated at US$500 million. 14 bridges were washed away. The floods destroyed four aqueducts serving the Durban metropolitan area, leaving people without water. [6] [5] Several rural villages were entirely destroyed. [7] The floods also wrecked ...
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 ...
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 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... Floods in Africa have led to large losses of life over many decades. [1]
The high rainfall caused island-wide flooding in Jamaica, [1] as well as widespread landslides. [2] Along the coast, freshwater flooding decreased salt-levels, lowered ocean temperatures, and caused a significant increase of phytoplankton. By two weeks after the floods subsided, phytoplankton levels returned to normal. [1]
The 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods were a series of floods across three countries in Southern Africa. Linked to a La Niña event, above-average rains starting in December led to widespread flooding. Thousands of people were displaced and evacuations of more continued.
A history of flooding Derna is prone to flooding, and its dam reservoirs have caused at least five deadly floods since 1942, the latest of which was in 2011, according to a research paper ...