South African president to visit flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will visit the sites Friday of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country as search and rescue operations continue for a fourth day and authorities say they expect the death toll to rise.
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