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Various family members grieve at the United Methodist Church of South Africa in Clermont, near Durban, on April 13, 2022 of the 4 children that passed away in the surrounding area following heavy rains and floods. – Residents on April 13, 2022 started sifting through the remains of shattered homes after floods and landslips stoked by record rains devastated the South African city of Durban city and surrounding area, killing at least 59 and leaving many missing. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP) / “
CLIMATE CHANGE

COP27: KwaZulu-Natal flood victims’ fates were sealed years ago

Nokwazi Mbambo watched her life wash away in April, and little has changed six months later. The climate change induced floods destroyed her home

  • Zano Kunene
5 min read
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (C) and Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South Africa, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma (R), speak to various grieving family members at the United Methodist Church of South Africa in Clermont, near Durban, on April 13, 2022. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
BHEKISISA HIGH SCHOOL

Ramaphosa promises aid to families devastated by KwaZulu-Natal floods

Premier Sihle Zikalala says a state of disaster has been declared in the province, because of the heavy flooding

  • Bongeka Gumede
3 min read