S.African leader visits flood victims as death toll rises to 259


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with people who lost family members during flooding in Clermont, Durban, South Africa, April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Rogan Ward

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged on Wednesday to help the victims of devastating east coast floods, as the death toll rose to 259 from heavy rains that washed out roads and disrupted shipping in one of Africa's busiest ports.

Ramaphosa visited families who had lost loved ones in KwaZulu-Natal province, including a family with four children, after floods and mudslides ravaged their homes on Tuesday.

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