Disaster declaration issued as deadly flooding continues in South Africa
| A man looks on from a squatter camp on the edge of the Jukskei river by Alexandra township after heavy rainfall, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) |
Intense rainfall in South Africa has led to widespread flooding in the country, causing fatalities as well as damaging local homes and infrastructure.
Officials in South Africa stated Tuesday that the flooding haskilled at least 12 people, claiming lives in four of the country's nine provinces. The hardest-hit of all provinces thus far has been Mpumalanga, in the northeastern part of the country and not far from the Mozambique border.
Rainfall totals over the past five days have been enormous, with some locally higher amounts of over 12 inches (310 mm) reported. The normal amount of rainfall in February for the country is around 4 inches.

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