Heavy flooding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, triggered by an extreme cold front, has resulted in at least 49 confirmed deaths, with the toll anticipated to increase as rescue teams continue their search for the missing. Among the casualties are six high school students who drowned when their bus was swept away. Disaster response units have been mobilized, with significant infrastructural damage to schools and hospitals. Many residents have been displaced, and power outages are reported across the region.
At least 49 people have died in heavy flooding in South Africa's Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought torrential rain and blanketed snow.
We are experiencing an unprecedented disaster; authorities are actively searching for missing persons as bodies continue to be discovered in the aftermath of the floods.
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