South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods Kill 92
South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and snow killed more than 90 people and destroyed roads and bridges in four of the country's nine provinces.
Adverse weather since June 9 caused damage to property and disrupted basic services in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal provinces, Elias Sithole, the head of the National Disaster Management Centre, said in an official notice.
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