Durban, April 14, 202 – It’s at least 306 dead the balance of the violent floods that hit the east coast of South Africa. “We are concerned about the waters. Our greatest concern is the number of bodies we are finding. The morgues are under pressure, but for now we are doing it,” said Nomagugu Simelane, member of the Health Council of KwaZulu Province. -Natal. “The bridges have collapsed. The roads have collapsed. People have died … this is a catastrophe of enormous proportions,” said the President South African Cyril Ramaphosa who visited various areas of the province.
The port of Durban, the busiest in Africa, has suspended its operations until further notice due to heavy rains. The “devastating climatic conditions” in the airport area have “damaged the access routes” to the terminals. Images of dozens of drifting shipping containers were also relaunched by various South African media outlets.
According to the surveys of various weather stations in some areas of the province, a quantity of rain fell in 24 hours that is more than double that found in previous records. “Some areas of the province of KwaZulu-Natal have received more than 45 cm of rain in the last 48 hours”, almost half of the annual rainfall, underlined a meteorologist.