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Rescue operations underway as heavy rains leave 60 dead in South Africa

 

The rains have led to landslides destroying property and roads. (Courtesy)

Rescue workers were digging through collapsed buildings along South Africa’s eastern coast, where at least 60 people were killed when heavy rain caused flooding and mudslides, authorities said on Wednesday.

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