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Six people dead and hundreds evacuated in Eastern Cape floods
Search-and-rescue operations continued overnight after 70 people were saved from the floods
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…