SOUTH AFRICA DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER

South Africa declared a national disaster on Thursday following severe weather in several parts of the country last week.
While the snow, heavy rains, and high winds have impacted several provinces, the area around the city Mthatha in the Eastern Cape was the hardest hit.
The death toll from flooding in the region has increased to 92, with that figure likely to rise as mop-up operations continue.
Officials say that 31 children were among the dead.
Authorities have appealed for residents to report missing people so rescuers could better understand how many people they were still looking for.
More than 4,000 people have been left homeless as a result of the heavy rains which damaged infrastructure, homes, and interrupted services in one of the country’s poorest provinces.