Death toll now 443 in South African floods - provincial premier

Record ID: 1668871

  • Title: Death toll now 443 in South African floods - provincial premier
  • Date: 17th April 2022
  • Summary: REUTERS, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 18.04.2022 DEMONSTRANTEN MIT EINEM TRANSPARENT MIT AUFSCHRIFT „KEINE NATO. KEINE EU-ARMEE. KEIN KRIEG. KEIN KAPITALISMUS. DIE LINKE“ UND MIT STOPP-SCHILDERN DEMONSTRANTEN SKANDIEREN LOSUNGEN, VERSCHIEDENE EINSTELLUNGEN MUSIKER AUF DER BÃœHNE, TRANSPARENT MIT AUFSCHRIFT „OSTERMARSCH“ DEMONSTRANTEN FRIEDENSFLAGGE MIT TAUBE FRAU MIT EINEM P
  • Embargoed: 1st May 2022 17:23
  • Keywords: Durban Floods KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala death toll
  • Location: DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • City: DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Africa,Disaster/Accidents,Floods
  • Reuters ID: LVA003221917042022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The death toll from floods in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province this week now stands at 443, with 63 people missing, the premier of the province Sihle Zikalala, said on Sunday (April 17) during a televised briefing.
    In the Mariannhill neighbourhood of Durban, police with a sniffer dog combed the debris while residents tried to clear up after the devastating floods.
    Zikalala said the rescue had been slowed by the rains, which have left at least 40,000 people with no shelter, power or water this week and are expected to continue into this week.
    Climate change activists are calling for investments to help communities around the world better prepare for worsening weather, as Africa's southeastern coast is expected to see more violent storms and floods in the coming decades.
    (Production : Siyabonga Sishi, Jacqueline Clyne)
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