‘There were clear warnings before deadly KZN floods’ - Cut-off low pressure systems caused deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal in 1856, 1905, 1987 and 2019 but South Africa failed to prepare for the flooding in April. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
On 11 and 12 April, a cut-off low pressure system delivered 450mm in some areas in just 48 hours, killing 489 people, destroying 4 000 homes and displacing about 40 000 people.
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