South Africa: 253 dead in catastrophic floods on the east coast

The account of the catastrophic ones is dramatic floods that hit its east coast South Africaas 253 people lost their lives, according to the latest report from local authorities.

In accordance with Reutersο ο Nomagugu Simelana ZuluThe representative of the Department of Health , stated that “our morgues are under a lot of pressure, but we are coping. “Late yesterday at midnight we received 253 corpses in two separate morgues.”

In fact, the French Agency noted that the South African President Cyril Ramafosa pledged to help relatives of victims and victims of the catastrophic floods, which caused problems and disruptions to maritime transport in one of Africa’s busiest ports.

As relayed by APE, on popular beaches of Durban, in the Indian Ocean, there are piles of debris, twigs and plastic bottles. Residents of the area were asked to avoid any movement. Those living in higher altitude areas were encouraged to accept their neighbors living in lower areas, which have been affected by the floods. The strong rainfall also caused power outages, while many roads were blocked.

Ramafosa visited families who lost loved ones in the province, including a family of four whose floods and mudslides destroyed their homes on Tuesday.

Following are Associated Press photos from the area:

Source: News Beast

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