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More than 300 people have died in floods in South Africa

Parts of KwaZulu-Natal have received more than 450mm of rain in the past 48 hours, nearly half the annual average.

In eastern South Africa the city of Durban, 306 people died as a result of flooding. This was reported yesterday by The Guardian newspaper, citing the country’s government.

It is indicated that as a result of the heaviest rains in 60 years in Durban and its environs, bridges and roads were destroyed. Train traffic was disrupted. More than 6,000 homes were damaged. Scattered cargo containers at Africa’s most important port, Durban. His work is now suspended.

Parts of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal have received more than 450mm of rain in the past 48 hours, nearly half of Durban’s annual rainfall of 1,009mm, according to weather forecaster Dipuo Tawana.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the flooding as a “disaster” and a “catastrophe”. This has been the deadliest in the history of observations.

Earlier in South Africa, 70 people died due to flooding caused by tropical storm Ana. Dozens of people also died in Malawi, Madagascar and Mozambique.

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Source: korrespondent

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