Flood Damage
latest news & developments
Court hears that eThekwini illegally reopened beaches
Durban’s battle against broken sewage infrastructure and E coli is playing out in court after the city did not comply with a raft of environmental directives
KZN flood death toll rises to 51
Heavy rains have lashed the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in recent days and the death toll continues to rise
Flooding in KZN kills five, more rain expected
Victims were either crushed to death by mudslides or drowned in flood waters according to search and rescue units
‘They have taken our beautiful sand from us and left nothing’
Mozambican villagers demand compensation for the destruction of their village caused by the activities of a Chinese mining company
Japan tackles clean-up as rains toll nears 200
The rains are the deadliest weather-related disaster in over three decades in Japan
Floods in Gaza cause thousands to lose homes
Thousands of people have been evacuated from flood-damaged homes in Gaza in what the UN has called "a disaster area", officials said on Saturday.
Floods may have caused R160bn-worth of damage
Preliminary indications are that the recent floods across seven provinces could have caused as much as R160-billion worth of infrastructure damage.
A torrent runs through Upington
The Orange River has broken its banks in the Cape, leaving farmers’ income under water.
Between the devil and deep
A political circus is playing itself out in the flood-hit Themba Khoza informal settlement in the greater Midrand area.
‘Billions’ needed to fix flood damage
Billions of rands will be needed to fix infrastructure damaged during recent heavy flooding in Gauteng, the province said on Wednesday.