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  2. 2022 KwaZulu-Natal floods - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the deadliest disasters in the country in the 21st century, and the deadliest storm since the 1987 floods. [3] [4] The floods have caused more than R17 billion (US$1.57 billion) in infrastructure damage. [2] A national state of disaster was declared. [5]

  3. 2019 Durban Easter floods - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. 1987 South Africa floods - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Deadly Flooding Causes Damage to Durban Road - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. Floods in South Africa's Durban area kill more than 340 - AOL

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    Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 341 people in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, including the city of Durban, and more rainstorms are forecast in the coming days.

  7. oThongathi - Wikipedia

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    In April 2022, floods caused by abnormal heavy rainfall struck the Greater Durban region and one of the worst affected places in the region was oThongathi. The oThongathi Waterworks Treatment Plant's poorly maintained infrastructure was exacerbated by the floods which caused extensive damage to the oThongathi Waterworks Treatment Plant leaving ...

  8. Tropical Storm Domoina - Wikipedia

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    The South African Weather Bureau considered Domoina as the "first tropical cyclone in recent history to have caused flooding and extensive damage." [ 1 ] Nationwide, the storm caused 60 deaths and damaged the properties of 500,000 people, [ 11 ] causing R100 million (1984 ZAR , $70 million 1984 USD).

  9. What everyone should know about these 3 most common types of ...

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    Flooding can strike in seconds or days in various forms, each with its own life-threatening potential. However, all types of flooding should be taken seriously. ... This causes water levels to ...