The death toll from deadly floods in South Africa has risen to 443, mostly in the Durban region on the country’s east coast.
This update came in a new report issued by local authorities on Sunday, while 63 people are still missing.
“The death toll has now risen to 443,” KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Minister Sehli Zikalala told a news conference.
The rains, which reached unprecedented levels in 60 years, caused in eroding bridges and roads, and isolating large areas.
South Africa regularly experiences deadly storms during the cyclone season from November to April, but the country of South Africa is usually spared from these harsh weather conditions that form over the Indian Ocean.
