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Durban cleans up after record floods hit South Africa
The South African city of Durban city began the mammoth task of recovering from rains that have so far left 259 dead Wednesday, with hillsides washed away, homes collapsed, and dozens still missing.
The heaviest rains in over 60 years forced sub-Saharan Africa’s most important port to halt operations, as a main access road suffered heavy damage.
- Hurriyet
Shipping containers were tossed about, washed into mountains of metal.
Sections of other roads were washed away, leaving behind gashes in the earth bigger than large trucks.
The United Methodist Church in the township of Clermont was reduced to a pile of rubble. Four children from a…