El Nino South Africa 2024

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A local holidaymaker uses an umbrella to protect himself against the rain and braves the inclement weather at South Beach, Durban, on Boxing Day, in 2023. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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South Africa braces for wet summer and heatwaves amid La Niña uncertainty

The country faces a rainy summer with the risk of flooding, high temperatures and uncertain La Niña impacts

Ozayr Patel