South Africa
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| Presidents | Cyril Ramaphosa |
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| Capitals | Cape Town |
| Pretoria | |
| Bloemfontein | |
| Dialing code | +27 |
| Currency | South African rand |
| Population | 56. 72 million (2017) |
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| ID | 734428 |
About South Africa
South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.
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South Africa's Durban floods: At least 45 die as rain and mudslides cause havoc
At least 45 people in South Africa have been killed in floods caused by days of Heavy Rain , The Authorities say.
It happened in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, where many people are Still Missing and emergency services are searching for survivors.
Some in The City of Durban are standing on rooftops awaiting rescue,
Key roads across The City are shut and mudslides have destroyed many homes.
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The Mayor of eThekwini - which is the area including Durban and its surrounding Towns - has apologised to residents who were left stranded after the Emergency Call centre was overwhelmed overnight.
Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda also says efforts are under way to restore water and electricity supplies that have been cut to parts of The City , after most of The City 's electricity power stations were flooded on Monday evening and A Number of water treatment plants were damaged.
People are being urged to stay At Home , but those living in low-lying areas are also being urged to move to Higher Ground .
Residents who fear their homes may collapse should seek shelter in community halls, Mayor Kaunda advises.
South Africans have been posting photos online of the destruction, including this collapsed road in the resort town of Umdloti:
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Another man shared footage what He Said was a destroyed bridge in the Everton conservancy, just outside of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality:
The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Floodwaters disturbed graves at nearby Ntuzuma Cemetery with reports of human bones washing on to The Street , and an anti-theft vehicle-tracking agency posted footage on Twitter showing what it said was a human skull that had washed up.
The National broadcaster SABC showed footage of shipping containers strewn across a motorway in The City of Durban.
More rainfall is expected across southern KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, according to The South African Weather Service, which is advising citizens to stay clear of flooded roads and Bridges .
Source of news: bbc.com
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