At least 45 dead in South Africa floods : authorities

At least 45 people have been killed in floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck South Africa’s port city of Durban and surrounding KwaZulu-Natal province, the authorities said on Tuesday.

“The latest reports indicate that over 45 people have lost their lives as a result of the heavy rains, this number could possibly increase as more reports come in,” the province’s Department of Cooperative Governance announced in a statement.