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Southern Africa Floods Kill More Than 100 as Kruger Park Shuts and Rescues Escalate

Officials warn of further downpours following red-level alerts.

Overview

  • Limpopo’s toll rose to 11 after two bodies were recovered, while Mpumalanga has recorded 19 deaths since the rains began.
  • The World Food Programme reports more than 200,000 people affected in central and southern Mozambique with evacuations under way.
  • Zimbabwean authorities say at least 70 people have died and over 1,000 homes have been destroyed in the ongoing deluges.
  • Kruger National Park remains closed to day visitors, with camps evacuated and hundreds of tourists and staff airlifted to higher ground.
  • South Africa issued a red-level 10 weather alert as army helicopters conducted rescues, with widespread damage to roads, bridges, schools, utilities and about 173,000 acres of crops left waterlogged.