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Floods in September 1987 became the deadliest natural disaster in the history of South Africa, with 506 fatalities. A cut-off low moved across South Africa, fueled by moisture from the southeast. [1] Over a five-day period beginning on September 25, parts of Natal province in
The original bridge was completed in 1959 after a fast construction period of just 3 years, but was rebuilt after the 1987 KwaZulu-Natal floods in what is believed to be record time for a structure of its size. The bridge comprises a span of approximately 412.5m and is founded on concrete caissons bored a depth of approximately 18m to the ...
In April 2022, days of heavy rain across KwaZulu-Natal in southeastern South Africa led to deadly floods. Particularly hard-hit were areas in and around Durban. At least 436 people died across the province, with an unknown number of people missing as of April 22. [2] Several thousand homes were damaged or destroyed.
KwaZulu-Natal (/ k w ɑː ˌ z uː l uː n ə ˈ t ɑː l /, also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") [6] is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province.
English: Map of the municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, with all municipalities named and district municipalities shaded different colours. Date 4 February 2017
Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday. “As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies ...
1987 South Africa floods This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 00:34 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
This category is for articles which deal with the history of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.