At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said. <\/p>\n
An intense cold front has ripped across parts of South Africa, bringing rain and snow and triggering floods. <\/p>\n
In the Eastern Cape, one of the hardest-hit provinces, floodwaters have forced many people out of their homes, causing power outages and road closures, according to the provincial authority. <\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, the state broadcaster SABC reported that a school bus was swept into a river in Decoligny village on Tuesday morning while en route to school. <\/p>\n
The provincial government said that 13 people, including pupils, their driver, and his assistant, were on the bus. <\/p>\n
\u201cSadly four of those learners have been confirmed to be deceased together with the driver and the conductor of the mini-bus\u201d, Eastern Cape premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane said in a briefing Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Four others remain missing, he said, adding that rescue teams were still searching for more bodies. <\/p>\n
President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s office said in an earlier statement that three children were rescued from the vehicle during a condolence message to bereaved families. <\/p>\n
South Africa has grappled with flooding in recent years with some of them deadly. <\/p>\n
In 2022, floods fueled by heavy downpours left up to 400 people dead in Durban and the KwaZulu-Natal province. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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