Flooding in South Africa kills 7, and rescue crews are searching for another 7 missing people

Seven folks have died and one other seven are lacking after days of heavy rainfall triggered floods in and across the South African metropolis of Durban, native authorities authorities mentioned Friday.

Six folks died in Durban and one in Port Sheptsone a beachside city about 120 kilometers (75 miles) to the south. Rescue groups are nonetheless looking for seven extra folks, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial authorities mentioned.

Authorities mentioned they recovered the our bodies of a girl in her 20s and a teenage woman in a canal in Durban to take the demise toll to seven.

Round 70 homes have been destroyed and greater than 100 broken within the wild climate. Greater than 150 folks have been left homeless, the provincial authorities mentioned. Folks had been taking refuge in faculties and different buildings, native officers mentioned.

Heavy rains and powerful winds have battered South Africa’s east coast this week. The bizarre climate additionally resulted in a kind of twister referred to as a “landspout” ripping by way of one space on the outskirts of Durban, with winds recorded at greater than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometres per hour), in accordance with the South African Climate Service.