Over 30 children lost their lives during the floods, which devastated parts of the Eastern Cape. The death toll has risen and ...

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Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two ...

The flash flood affected around 17 gram panchayat areas in the three blocks of Bhograi, Baliapal, and Basta and a part of Jaleswar Notified Area Council (NAC).

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to visit the affected areas on Friday. His office confirmed that he will travel to the town of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, the region hit ...

Rescue workers carry the covered body of a victim as the death toll from floods continues to rise, in Mthatha, Eastern Cape province, South Africa, June 12, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] CAPE TOWN - The ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, third left, with his officials, visit the flood-affected areas in Mthatha, South Africa, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) ...

Forensic workers retrieve bodies of a mother and three daughters from inside a one room house after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

In 2022, more than 400 people died in flooding caused by prolonged heavy rains in the east coast city of Durban and surrounding areas. Poor areas with informal housing are often the worst affected ...

The number of people who have died in floods in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province has risen to 57 and includes several school children, who drowned when the minibus taxi they were traveling ...

Poor areas with informal housing are often the worst affected and where the majority of fatalities occur. Imray reported from Cape Town, South Africa. Originally Published: June 11, 2025 at 5:37 ...

A relative reacts as bodies of her sister and three daughters were retrieved from inside a one room house, after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025.