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Johannesburg (AFP) June 19, 2008 At least 10 people have died and more than 1,000 have been displaced following flooding in South Africa's eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, public television reported on Thursday. SABC television said that one person was still missing after the unseasonally heavy rains caused flooding and wreaked havoc with widespread damage. Officials have been making efforts to move people out of affected areas to safety as well as providing relief, local government spokesman Mike Mabuyakulu said on SABC radio. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Bringing Order To A World Of Disasters When the Earth Quakes A world of storm and tempest
Beijing (AFP) June 18, 2008Surging waters in southern China's swollen Pearl river delta threatened millions of people on Wednesday as authorities raced to finish the evacuation of 110,000 people in the quake-hit southwest. |
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