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South Africans assess damage after flash floods
DW (English)
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6/14/2025
Residents of South Africa's rural Eastern Cape province are taking stock after flash floods ripped through their homes and communities. As many as 78 peple died and some survivors in Decoligny village say they've lost almost everything.
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I jumped out, I see water here.
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I tried to open this door, the water was pulling in.
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And then you came out this way?
00:08
Yes, I came out this way with my laptop on my head.
00:12
The rain was like, yeah, the water was here.
00:17
If it wasn't for a neighbor who threw rocks onto the roof to wake her up,
00:22
Toza Mangejane would not have made it out of her house.
00:26
She's lived in De Colini village for four years
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and says while it has rained heavily in the past,
00:32
nothing could have prepared her for the recent deluge.
00:36
A few days later, she's still assessing the damage.
00:41
My couches are damaged because they are wet.
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They are full of water.
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My mattresses are like, they are wet.
00:50
Everything, everything, my TV and my decoder
00:54
is, even my wife is gone.
01:00
I left nothing, nothing.
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Mangejane is just one of thousands of people
01:05
affected by flash flooding
01:07
which hit several Eastern Cape towns on Monday and Tuesday.
01:11
The province is mostly rural
01:13
and populated by small towns with poor infrastructure.
01:17
At least 78 people were killed in the flooding
01:21
which saw houses and bridges washed away.
01:25
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the area
01:28
pledging government support to the affected communities.
01:33
We are very, very disturbed that so many people
01:36
have passed away
01:37
but it could have been much worse.
01:39
Many of the flooded areas border riverbanks
01:43
and in some cases, houses are built on the floodplain.
01:47
Residents of De Colini Village say they moved here
01:50
because it's close to where the economic opportunities are
01:54
in the Mtata city centre.
01:55
They say they'd be reluctant to move
01:58
because moving would mean having to go much further away.
02:02
But government officials say
02:04
that might be the only way to keep them safe
02:07
considering how close this area is to the riverbank
02:10
and how weather patterns have changed
02:12
over the past few years.
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