{"id":1446277,"date":"2022-04-19T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446277"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:30:46","slug":"south-african-flooding-loss-of-life-toll-hits-over-400-hundreds-left-homeless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-african-flooding-loss-of-life-toll-hits-over-400-hundreds-left-homeless\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Flooding Loss of life Toll Hits Over 400, Hundreds Left Homeless"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-african-flooding-loss-of-life-toll-hits-over-400-hundreds-left-homeless%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Flood.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Over 400 people have been killed in South Africa following massive floods and mudslides that have also led to thousands being left without homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The heavy cost of human life has been coupled with steep economic losses, as operations at Durban, one of the most trafficked ports in Africa, have been seriously hampered by the flooding. Some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/rescuers-hunt-missing-after-south-african-floods-kill-more-than-400-2022-04-17\/\"><span>estimates<\/span><\/a><span> place the total infrastructure damage cost at around $684.6 million dollars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Deaths could rise to over 500 as the premier of KwaZulu-Natal, the province which has borne the brunt of the flooding, announced that 63 people were still missing in addition to 443 confirmed deaths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe haven\u2019t lost hope. Although we are constantly worried as [the] days continue,\u201d one resident, who is looking for her 8-year-old nephew, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/rescuers-hunt-missing-after-south-african-floods-kill-more-than-400-2022-04-17\/\"><span>told<\/span><\/a> <span>Reuters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Another told the outlet that, \u201cWe are traumatized by the sight of rain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The storms caused an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/04\/19\/world\/south-africa-floods\"><span>estimated<\/span><\/a><span> 40,000 to leave their homes, and left many in the province without water though some have been able to get it back through the efforts of Operation Chariot, the military-led operation to aid flood victims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAt this point, we are still surveying all the damage and quantifying,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/death-toll-south-africa-floods-rises-443-thousands\/story?id=84143049\"><span>said<\/span><\/a> <span>KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala. \u201cWe want to be scientific and not alarmists about it, and to ensure that we have covered all sectors affected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Close to 4,000 homes were destroyed during the flooding, and many of those most impacted were those living in small, makeshift shacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMuch of the death and destruction occurred in settlements of flimsy shacks constructed by people who could not otherwise afford stable housing,\u201d The New York Times explained. \u201cSome took place in communities of small, cube-like homes that sit in valleys near rivers or cling to hillsides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Authorities will also need to mobilize to rebuild critical infrastructure like roads and repair about 600 schools in the aftermath of the storms. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/04\/19\/world\/south-africa-floods\"><span>aftermath<\/span><\/a> <span>of the storms will likely exacerbate the economic struggles of the nation which currently has an unemployment rate of about 35 percent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>South Africa\u2019s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that the country would need to prepare more adequately for \u201cclimate change\u201d to prevent similar situations in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe need to increase our investment in climate adaptation measures to better safeguard communities against the effects of climate change,\u201d Ramaphosa said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The president added that relief construction, \u201cwill also involve the construction of houses in suitably-located areas and measures to protect the residents of these areas from such adverse weather events in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to Premier Zikala, the floods are some of the worst that have ever hit the province.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe need to summon our collective courage and turn this devastation into an opportunity to rebuild our province,\u201d he noted. \u201cThe people of KwaZulu-Natal will rise from this mayhem.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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