At least 45 dead in South Africa floods - BBC News

Days of heavy rain have hit the South African province of KwaZulu-Nata leading to floods which have killed at least 45 people, according to authorities.

Emergency services are searching for survivors as many remain missing.

Key roads across the city of Durban are shut and mudslides have destroyed many homes leaving people standing on rooftops awaiting rescue.

The floods come as scientists warn that climate change is fuelling heavier rainfall than usual in southern Africa.

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[brandy]

Prayers for all those affected by the flooding and for those who lost loved ones.

[aphiwemagaya]

A friend of mine told me that her friend's 3 month year old baby passed away due to a roof that collapsed :(. May all these families find healing and those deceased rest in eternal peace

[racaciaruth]

It's now 306 dead. The pollution speaks volumes too. 🙏 Electricity and water were always disrupted before the flooding. Government must make serious changes and provide proper service delivery to its people.. 🙏

[phumimaphumulo]

Numbers has now risen to 259 May their Soul Rest in Peace....We in shock and I pray for those affected and May God protect us from whatever this is!!!

[lilitudeamnocte]

mud/land slides are no joke. they happen so fast and with little warning. I experienced it myself while staying in a cliff-side apartment in Mexico. in the middle of the night there was a sudden crashing and shaking of earth. I jumped out of bed thinking it was an earthquake, but before I knew what was happening a large tree and mounds of mud came crashing into the apartment. I was so fortunate that more mud from the cliff did not fall into the house otherwise it would've fallen off the cliff and I'd have been buried. my heart truly goes out to the people of SA and their families. God Bless 💕💕

[patricemondise]

Natural disasters are unavoidable and scary. God bless South Africa. May the souls rest in peace

[exblvr]

Rain came out of nowhere. Suddenly air pressure dropped, winds picked up and it started to rain and just did not stop. So weird. Is it normal?,

[walkwithorr]

2022 hits so hard not only on personal level but also national level. May the souls of those who passed rest in peace.

[karenrademeyer]

Very sad for the loss of life and all this inconvenience it caused for so many.

[khangelwakhathi]

As a south african i can attest to the fact that we have had so much rain during the summer and very little sunlight much more than usual. As the season is changing to winter this rainfall was just the nail on the coffin. And it is still going to rain more this weekend going into next week. My uncle also died yesterday bcoz of the heavy rain that pushed the sand onto the wall which killed him while he was in bed. I hope all those who survive this can make it through the trauma of it all!!

[Bronwen.Forbes.Kotze]

I saw photos on one of our local South African facebook pages where skeletal remains from one of the grave yards that have been washed up from the floods. It is horrific. Numbers are now over 300 and they predict more rains over the weekend. I don't stay in Kwazulu Natal but in Gauteng (in Pretoria close to Johannesburg) but I have family that stay there. We going to be getting rain too Saturday and Sunday. Its so sad.

[thabo]

The number has now risen to 306. The heavy rains may still hit again over the coming weekend. It's very sad.

[milankaigric]

It's extremely devastating and sad, we all know someone who has either lost a loved one or their house. These clips don't do any justice to what is actually going on. People have been stranded with no way of getting essentials like food and water. We haven't had running water since the flooding and some have no electricity. People either can't get to work or like myself unable to send out goods as there is no way to wash before sending out, besides the fact that some roads are no go zones. It's absolutely devastating sitting in a place scared of rain coming again because you have no idea if your house with damage will keep you safe and no means to go to a place of safety. Stay safe everyone.

[blackberrylady]

Awwww so horrible horrible sad 😔 aww Lord Jesus please comfort and send much help and financial 🙏🏾 ❤️ ♥️ USA 🇺🇸

[JustArkon]

One thing for sure South Africa and Kwazulu Natal in particular is very resilient. We will overcome because God is on our side. As a Durbanite myself it's humbling to see how private organisations, government, UN and individuals are coming together and working as one. Climate change is gonna be with us for many years to come, ours as people is to take care of each other and environment in the interim.

[kodez]

I want to like all the BBC news posts, as they are such informative and well produced, but who can press like on news like this? There should be a "please carry on with content" button.

[kanwaraanjawolff]

The world had changed so much and all the weather

[RastaAfricanGentleman]

To give context to us who were there and saw it, shipping containers were flying in the air like in a tornado not that they were washed away. I drove past and saw them myself. One of the most terrifying drives in my life thus far

[Homoprimatesapiens]

Thanx so much for this footage BBC. As a S.A. Citizen our local news outlets keep their silence.

[honeyfarah]

My condolences to all that lost loved ones