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Dozens of people died in Africa due to snow
At least 49 people, including several schoolchildren, died as a result of floods that fell on the East Cape in the South African Republic (South Africa). This happened due to heavy rains and snowfalls that covered part of the country, writes the BBC.
“The number of dead continues to grow every hour. The situation in the field is extremely difficult, ”said Oscar Mabuayan Prime Minister.
On the morning of June 10, a bus was washed off in the city of Umtata with a stream of water when he was driving along the bridge. As a result, four children, the driver and conductor died. The rescuers managed to find their bodies. The search for four more children continues. Earlier, the authorities told the private television channel Newzroom Afrika that eight bodies were discovered, including the bus driver.
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In turn, the State Television and Radio Company Sabc reported that three children managed to save, they were able to grab the trees and hold out until the rescuers arrived. At the moment, it is known that 13 people were on the bus, 11 of them were schoolchildren.
On Wednesday morning, Mabuyan visited the scene and met with the affected residents of the village of decolini next to Umtata. According to him, hundreds of local residents were left without shelter and were forced to spend the night in temporary shelters.
Officials said that 58 schools in three districts were injured in the eastern Cape. “For all the years of my life, I have never seen anything like it,” Mabuyan admitted. In the neighboring province of Kvasulu-Natal, 68 schools were injured in nine districts, but there were no dead.
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Strong snowfalls, rains and a storm wind also left almost 500 thousand houses without electricity. The State Energy Company Eskom reports that the restoration of power supply is carried out since Tuesday.
The President of South Africa, Siril Ramafos, expressed condolences to the families of the dead and called on citizens to "show caution, care and solidarity, since the severe consequences of winter weather are felt throughout the country."
The eastern Cape-the birthplace of a fighter with an apartheid Nelson Mandela, as well as the Province of Quasulu-Natal, was most affected. Due to bad weather, the authorities were forced to close some large roads in these two provinces in order to avoid new victims. This region was in the power of a powerful storm, which is why in some places the air was colder than seven degrees.
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