Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the floodwater .
Senzo Mchunu, the country's top law enforcement official, spoke to police rescue teams that have been searching for missing people and recovering bodies in and around the town of Mthatha since the floods hit in the predawn hours of Tuesday.
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Washington Post
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- Washington Post
Casualties feared after a bridge collapses at tourist destination in India's Maharashtra state
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