Thursday, April 14, 2022

Hundreds dead from flooding in South Africa and mudslides in the Philippines

ABC:

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.

The death toll is expected to rise as scores of people, including whole families, are missing, officials said Thursday.

The persistent rains have wreaked havoc in the province, destroying homes, collapsing buildings and washing away major roads.

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Fourteen crocodiles that were swept away from a farm in the Tongaat area north of Durban have been recaptured

Guardian:

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 123 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead

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Aerial photos showed a wide stretch of mud that had swept down a hill of coconut trees and engulfed Bunga village, where only a few rooftops poked through the now-transformed landscape.

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It came four months after super typhoon Rai devastated swathes of the country, killing more than 400 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.