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Jason Burke in Cape Town

South Africa braces for more heavy rain after floods kill hundreds

A flood-damaged house in Durban, South Africa
A flood-damaged house in Durban. Meteorologists said the scale of the flooding had taken them by surprise. Photograph: EPA

South Africa is bracing for more heavy rain in districts hit by massive and lethal downpours earlier this week.

More than 300 people have died in flooding in and around the eastern coastal city of Durban in recent days. On Wednesday the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, described the flooding as a “catastrophe of enormous proportions”, directly linking it to the climate emergency.

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