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There is clearly an emerging pattern of increased extreme weather events in southern Africa and the southwest Indian Ocean islands, so political and social actors have to adjust quickly to this new reality. A number of key priority actions have to be taken.

Two KZN weather stations recorded more than 200mm of rain over a 24-hour span this weekend, preliminary data shows.

The current level 10 weather warnings have been true and causing further damage to the already affected infrastructure from the first #KZNFloods. Here are the latest updates:

Rainfall that caused flooding in KwaZulu-Natal in April was between 4% and 8% times more intense owing to climate change, analysis by climate scientists show.

Over 443 people died in the disaster

Operations at South Africa’s busiest port halted by torrential rain and flood damage

The South Coast smashed previous rainfall records, while rain further inland was also heavier than ever seen before.




At least 45 people may have been killed by the flooding.

The heavy rainfall in KwaZulu-Natal exceeded expectations of even the southern African meteorological community at large.

The SA Weather Service issued a level 9 warning on Tuesday night for the extreme south-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.