No Power Or Water For Days In Flood-Hit South African City, 341 Dead
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South Africa floods: Entering their fourth day without power or water, Durban's poorest residents lined up to collect water from burst pipes and dug through layers of mud to retrieve their few possessions.
The death count from South Africa's "unprecedented" floods climbed to 341 on Thursday as helicopters fanned out across the southeastern city of Durban in an increasingly desperate search for survivors.
With roads and bridges washed away by freak rainfall this week, rescuers battled to deliver supplies across the city, where some residents have been without power or water since Monday.
"The level of devastation of human life, infrastructure, and service delivery network in the province is unprecedented," said Sihle Zikalala, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal province.
"A total number of 40,723 people have been affected. Sadly, 341 fatalities have been recorded," he told a news conference.
