Cut-off low pressure systems caused deadly floods in KwaZulu-Natal in 1856, 1905, 1987 and 2019 but South Africa failed to prepare for the flooding in April. (Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)
While the country’s leaders blamed climate change, a top climatologist has questioned whether this is strictly accurate
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