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DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG — Almost 70 people have been killed in South Africa after torrential rains along the eastern coast, an official said on Thursday, and rescuers are still recovering bodies.KwaZulu-Natal province, where most of the deaths occurred after the downpours led to flooding and mudslides, has heavy rain every year, but they rarely kill so many people in such a short space of time.The number of people killed was “approaching 70”, Lennox Mabaso, a spokesman for the provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department, said by phone.“I don’t recall that in history,” he said, attributing the severity of the storm and its impact on the population to climate change.A Reuters witness saw rescuers come to collect the body of a woman who had been dug out of the...
April 25, 2019
Death toll in South Africa rains approaching 70, official says
April 25, 2019
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51 killed, 1,000 people displaced by floods in S. Africa
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Sudan protesters pledge ‘million march’ for civil rule
April 23, 2019
African summit gives Sudan army more time
April 22, 2019
Ugandan police detain pop star MP Bobi Wine: Report
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Sudan council, opposition on collision course
April 20, 2019
Sudan probes Bashir after large sums of cash found at ousted president’s home
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Scorching heat and fatigue challenge Sudan protesters
