The sky is attacking South Africa! Crazy rains flooded Durban, KZN

Extreme weather continues to affect Africa. Since Saturday, heavy rains have hit a large part of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. On Monday 11 April, heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding and landslides in Durban and surrounding areas. The country’s meteorological service has issued an orange warning level for coastal areas of the province. The amount of precipitation reached more than 30 liters per square meter. Rivers overflowed their banks, many roads were washed out, cars got stuck in the water. Houses, buildings and shops were flooded. People were looking for safe places. Power outages occurred in several areas. The amount of damage is still being determined, but numerous damages to roads and storm sewers are already known. According to experts, there has been an increase in the number of extreme weather events in Africa recently. These impacts of climate change impair the economic and social development of the countries of the region, as well as threaten the health and safety of their po