At least 51 people have been killed in flooding which has devastated parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal. This is according to Nomusa Dube-Ncube, the MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal.
“Unfortunately the numbers have risen to 51. In previous years we have tried to remove people from low-lying areas,” Dube-Ncube told SA FM radio.
The death toll jumped from 33 on Tuesday, as search and rescue teams continued to comb debris for those who might be trapped underneath landslides.
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