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Situation Report in English on South Africa about Flood; published on 4 Jun 2024 by IFRC and SARCS
Those who lost everything in Sunday’s deadly storm spent the night sheltering in an East London community hall while officials co-ordinated disaster-response efforts. At least two people were killed and many others were left homeless as gale-force winds reaching up to 124km/h ripped off roofs, uprooted trees, caused power outages and left families homeless. Many areas were left without electricity and a school lost part of its roof.
Torrential rains and gale force winds wreaked havoc across the Eastern Cape at the weekend.
Gale force winds wreaked havoc in East London and other parts of the Eastern Cape on Sunday, claiming at least two lives and causing major damage to homes, health facilities and other buildings.
Roofs of clinics and hospitals were also blown away by the winds.