Overview
- SAWS has issued a Red Level 10 disruptive rainfall warning for parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, with further downpours expected.
- Authorities confirm 11 deaths in Limpopo and 19 in Mpumalanga since the rains began, with helicopter teams rescuing people from rooftops and trees.
- Kruger National Park is closed to day visitors, with about 600 tourists and staff moved to higher ground and several camps evacuated; only essential staff may enter.
- Flooding has damaged roads, bridges and utilities, with closures on the R527 near Hoedspruit, the R40 by Maseke, the R36 between the Oaks and Ofcolaco, and the R71 toward Phalaborwa, and hundreds of schools delayed opening.
- Regionally, more than 100 deaths are reported across South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with the WFP noting over 200,000 people affected and roughly 173,000 acres of crops waterlogged in Mozambique.