The Alfred Nzo District Municipality on Wednesday urged residents in low-lying areas to monitor water levels and to move to higher ground if necessary.
CAPE TOWN – Serious flooding prompted the South African Air Force to dispatch helicopters to assist with rescue operations in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape.He said in some parts of the municipality river water was flowing over bridges.Majenge said a 12-year-old schoolgirl had drowned in Lubhacweni village in KwaBhaca.Majenge said a 39-year-old woman’s body was found near a river in Mbizana and a man died in Ngqeleni.
KwaZulu-Natal residents are still reeling from this week’s heavy rains which have led to deadly floods, power cuts, and blocked roads.Search and rescue operations resumed on Wednesday morning after more bodies were discovered overnight.CYCLONE KENNETH TO HIT MOZAMBIQUE Meanwhile, another tropical cyclone was expected to make landfall on Mozambique’s coast on Thursday just over a month after a more powerful storm struck the Mozambican port city of Beira further south and killed hundreds of people.
Weather forecasters said Cyclone Kenneth would bring heavy rainfall, strong winds, and waves of several metres to the southern African nation, which is still reeling from the effects of devastating Cyclone Idai. A cyclone report issued by a regional Cyclone Monitoring Centre on the French island of Réunion warns parts of southern Tanzania could also be affected by Cyclone Kenneth.
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