South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods Kill 92
A resident of an informal settlement in front of his belongings after a flood near Mthatha, on June 12.
Photographer: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/Getty Images
South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and snow killed more than 90 people and destroyed roads and bridges in four of the country’s nine provinces.
Adverse weather since June 9 caused damage to property and disrupted basic services in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, Elias Sithole, the head of the National Disaster Management Centre, said in an official notice.