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Med~Evac joined the search for the vehicle that washed away off the low bridge near fiddlewood farm in Margate during the flood. It was located this morning approximately 5km away near the freeway with 3 occupants still inside the vehicle. Unfortunately the occupants did not survive. (Med-Evac)
MARGATE FLOODS

Flood warning: Heavy rains forecast for Durban and South Coast

Three people were washed away in a vehicle and died in the Margate floods overnight

  • Lyse Comins
2 min read
Flooding in Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Photo: Brenton Geach/Gallo Images
ADAPTATION

South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding

Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage

  • Ozayr Patel
5 min read