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Six people have died and one remains unaccounted for after severe flash floods hit the Eastern Cape over the weekend.
EASTERN CAPE FLOODS

Six people dead and hundreds evacuated in Eastern Cape floods

Search-and-rescue operations continued overnight after 70 people were saved from the floods

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read
The Mzintlava River. (YouTube)
DIKIDIKENI

It’s swim or starve as Dikidikeni residents wait in vain for a bridge

For several generations people have been using barrels to cross the Mzintlava River

  • Paddy Harper
7 min read
CRAIG LAMBINON

Western Cape floods claim woman’s life

At least one person has died, and another is missing following heavy rains which caused flooding across the Western Cape.

  • Sapa
1 min read
CAPE TOWN

More rain expected in the Western Cape

Authorities in the Western Cape are conducting continuous assessments to determine the extent of flooding caused by heavy rains.

  • Sapa
1 min read
A pod of Humpback whales has been spotted in the Noordhoek area.
NATIONAL SEA RESCUE INSTITUTE

Three men injured after whale lands on their boat

Three men were injured when a whale breached off the PE coastline and landed on their inflatable boat, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.

  • Sapa
1 min read
No tsunami for SA but practice makes perfect
NATIONAL SEA RESCUE INSTITUTE

No tsunami for SA but practice makes perfect

The threat of a tsunami hitting South Africa’s east coast, although a non-event, has provided a good opportunity to test systems.

  • Phillip De Wet
4 min read
NATIONAL SEA RESCUE INSTITUTE

Undersea quake affects Cape tides

An undersea earthquake is believed to have triggered a mini-tsunami off the Cape West Coast last week, the National Sea Rescue Institute says.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CRAIG LAMBINON

Tourists die when shark-diving boat capsizes

Two men from the United States and one from Norway died when the shark-diving boat they were in capsized near Kleinbaai on Sunday, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. A…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CHARLES NORVAL

Search continues for missing aircraft

Rescue services are still searching for the Cessna 210 light aircraft that went missing on Wednesday, said South African Search and Rescue Organisation head Charles Norval on…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CRAIG LAMBINON

NSRI helps evacuate Southern Cape residents

Heavy rainfall in the Southern Cape on Wednesday resulted in a number of people calling for assistance, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said on Thursday. ”The NSRI…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
ANDREW SMITH

Boy in hospital after Strand shark attack

A 14-year-old boy was recovering in hospital on Thursday after he was attacked by a shark in Strand, Cape Town, the National Sea Rescue Institute said. Spokesperson Craig…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CRAIG LAMBINON

‘Iceberg’-spotting vessel returns to harbour

The Ntini fishing vessel docked at Mossel Bay on Saturday, nearly a week after its crew reported sighting an iceberg south-east of St Francis Bay, said the National Sea Rescue…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
AIR FORCE

Huge iceberg off St Francis Bay ‘unlikely’

It is highly unlikely that there could be a massive iceberg off St Francis Bay, a top South African Weather Service marine researcher said on Tuesday. On Monday, the crew of a…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
BRITISH NAVY

Report of iceberg sighting off St Francis Bay

Ships have been put on alert after an iceberg was spotted floating off St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape, the Cape Argus reported on Tuesday. The large white mass, said to be…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read