Debris Strewn on Beach as South Africa Flooding Prompts Disaster Declaration
The South African government declared a provincial disaster in the flooded region of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday, April 14, with local news outlets reporting that over 300 people have died in historic torrential rains.
Eyewitness News said cleanup operations were under way on Thursday morning. The South African Weather Service forecast that rain would continue through the weekend.
This video showing washed-up debris, including a tank, on North Beach in Durban was recorded by Lehlohonolo Mokhohlouloane on Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited areas ravaged by the flooding, and met with residents to offer support for those affected. Credit: Lehlohonolo Mokhohlouloane via Storyful
Video Transcript
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LEHLOHONOLO MOKHOHLOULOANE: This is the second tank at the Blue Lagoon side of the beach. Yeah, that's how things turned out the past couple of days. May God have mercy on us. Our beach looks like this. This place, sho, it's so devastating.
