Severe floods in South Africa
At least 49 people have died due to heavy rains and snowfall in the eastern Cape province of South Africa. Officials said on Wednesday that due to extreme cold, heavy rains and snowfall occurred in some parts of the country, after which it was flooded.
6 students swept away in flood waters
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said that the police have stated the number of dead. Mabuyane told reporters that six students were also included in the dead, who were swept away after their school bus got stuck in flood waters near a river on Tuesday. He said that four other students are still missing. Mabuyane’s office reported 7 deaths in the flood on Tuesday, but now the figure has increased to 49.
Three capitals of South Africa
South Africa is located at the southern end of the continent of Africa. It is often called “The World in One Country”. South Africa is the only country in the world with three capitals- Pretoria (Administrative Capital), Cape Town (Legislative Capital) and Blomfonten (Judicial Capital). The estimated population of South Africa is between 63 and 64 million. It is one of the most diverse countries in Africa. Apart from African tribes, people from many Asian countries also live here, of which people of Indian origin are the highest. According to the 2011 census, the first two spoken languages here are Julu and Josa.
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