{"id":99838,"date":"2023-12-31T19:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=99838"},"modified":"2023-12-31T19:22:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T16:22:40","slug":"south-africa-flash-floods-kill-21-people-in-coastal-province-of-kwazulu-natal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/99838-south-africa-flash-floods-kill-21-people-in-coastal-province-of-kwazulu-natal\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Flash floods kill 21 people in coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flash floods killed at least twenty-one people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The floods hit the town on Christmas Day, destroying about 1,400 homes, with the death toll expected to rise as an unconfirmed number of people were still missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Search and rescue teams have been scouring rivers to recover bodies, the officials noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KwaZulu-Nata province has witnessed devastating floods in the past year, claiming the lives of as many as 445 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flash floods killed at least twenty-one people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday. 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