South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country.

At least 57 people were confirmed dead Wednesday as floods devastated one of South Africa’s poorest provinces. Officials said the toll was expected to rise as more bodies are recovered in the search for missing people.

Rescue teams have begun a third day searching for missing people after floods devastated parts of South Africa’s rural Eastern Cape province and left at least 49 dead.

As South Africa grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods that have claimed 67 lives, Dr Mary-Jane Bopape and her team unveil a pivotal analysis of weather-related disasters from 1980 to 2023.

Among the dead were four children travelling in a school minibus. Authorities said they are still trying to determine the number of people missing. Hundreds of displaced families are currently taking