A powerful winter storm is sweeping across South Africa, bringing bitter cold, snow and flooding to several provinces. The Eastern Cape is hardest hit, with an Orange Level 9 warning issued for ...

Read more: Brutal winter storm slams South Africa: Eastern Cape on high alert with flooding, snow and road chaos Eastern Cape bears the brunt “While all provinces have experienced severe ...

He said the largely rural Eastern Cape province in southeastern South Africa, which is home to around 7.2 million people, only has one rescue helicopter.

The death toll from floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 49, the head of the province said on Wednesday.