Rescuers continue to retrieve bodies after floods in Eastern Cape kill dozens | DW News

Rescue teams in South Africa have recovered more victims of the heavy flooding in the Eastern Cape province - raising the death toll to at least 86. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the area on Friday. He described the situation as a 'catastrophic disaster' caused by climate change. The poverty-stricken region saw a deluge of rain earlier in the week, triggering flooding of up to four metres in some places that completely submerged many homes, roads, schools and health facilities.

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0:00 Death toll from floods rises in Eastern Cape
00:41 DW Correspondent Dianne Hawker reports on rescue efforts from Mthatha, South Africa
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Post from DW News on June 14, 2025

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