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Rescue SA volunteer Connor Hartnady swims through rapids in the Blyde River during the search for the body of a man washed away in floods following storm Eloise. The body was found shortly after this photograph was taken.Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
NATIONAL DISASTER

Destructive tropical storm Eloise officially declared a national disaster

The government has declared tropical storm Eloise a national disaster. The decision, in line with the Disaster Management Act, was contained in a government gazette published on Friday. The tropical storm caused widespread destruction,…

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Rescue workers enter the Blyde River near Pilgrims Rest, Mpumalanga, to recover the body of a man who drowned in floods following tropical storm Eloise. The body of a one-year-old infant who washed away was also recovered in Mpumalanga on Tuesday.Image: Alaister Russell/The Sunday Times
MPUMALANGA

One-year-old child drowns in raging Mpumalanga river after storm Eloise

The body of a one-year-old infant who was swept from her mother’s arms as she tried to cross a flooded river in Badplaas, Mpumalanga, was recovered on Tuesday. The province, along with Limpopo, has been hit by heavy rains and floods…

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Kruger National Park’s Sable Hide under water.Image: KNP/Twitter
ELOISE

Kruger Park floods as Eloise strikes SA, roads under water in north of country

An unusual red level 10 warning has been issued by the SA Weather Service for eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga for Sunday into Monday. This is due to persistent heavy rain, with “more heavy rain expected tonight into tomorrow”.…

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