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Authorities say the death toll from severe floods that inundated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province two weeks ago has risen to 101, with a 12-month-old baby the youngest fatality.

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa was under a declared state of national disaster on Thursday as the death toll from floods caused by severe rains in the Eastern Cape region rose to 92.

A deadly shootout involving the National Intervention Unit has claimed the life of Eastern Cape taxi boss, Bishop Zola Yelelo.

A relative reacts as bodies of her sister and three daughters were retrieved from inside a one room house, after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

MTHATHA - The search for pupils swept away in floods near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape is resuming. Their minibus taxi was swept off a bridge. Three children survived the ordeal and were found clinging ...

MTHATHA - Some displaced residents in flood-ravaged Mthatha said they’re worried about what will happen when the spring rains ...

A resident looks through the remnants after floods swept through the area in Mthatha, South Africa, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Themba Hadebe ...

Malema highlighted the urgent need for proper accommodation for displaced residents, particularly families with children who ...

JOHANNESBURG - The AbaThembu royal house has welcomed efforts by police in curbing rampant crime in the Mthatha West area. This followed a shootout between alleged extortionists and police on Monday ...