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South Africa Floods Kill More Than 250

South Africa Floods Kill More Than 250

Cape Town, The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 250, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area.

Local authorities are calling for a state of disaster to be declared, after some areas saw months-worth of rain fall in one day.

Local officials have called it one of the worst weather storms in the history of the country.

Photos from the area’s main city, Durban, show wrecked homes and cars submerged in water.

Mudslides have brought traffic to a standstill. Some motorways are so submerged that only the tops of traffic lights can be seen, according to the AFP news agency.

Many people are still missing.

The government is calling on people to stay safe by avoiding flooded roads and bridges and to evacuate to higher ground if they live in low-lying areas.

The stormy weather comes as scientists warned that climate change is fuelling heavier rainfall than usual in southern Africa.

At the start of the year, the region was hit by three cyclones and two tropical storms in six weeks, which primarily affected Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi and inflicted wide-scale damage with 230 reported deaths according to the World Weather Attribution (WWA), BBC news reported.

Source: Oman News Agency