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Floods Batter Limpopo and Mpumalanga Under Orange Warnings, With Death and Border Closures Reported

SAWS expects disruptive rain to persist, bringing flooding, mudslides, rockfalls, major travel risk.

Overview

  • South African Weather Service issued Orange Level 9 and 6 alerts for Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng as heavy rain continues.
  • A two-year-old boy drowned in White River, Mpumalanga, after being swept away by floodwaters, police said.
  • Some Limpopo border posts were closed due to severe weather as authorities warned of further travel disruption.
  • Residents in Malamulele reported crocodiles in Makuleke and Mhinga, with environmental officials cautioning that more wildlife could be displaced by overflowing rivers and dams.
  • A woman and two children were reported trapped near the Mutale River, with rescue teams struggling to reach them in ongoing downpours.