South African floods kill at least 18 people

Johannesburg: At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa s eastern coast, local authorities said on Tuesday....

Johannesburg: At least 18 people have died in flooding caused by torrential rain on South Africa's eastern coast, local authorities said on Tuesday.

At least seven died in Eastern Cape province, a spokesperson from Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, at the heart of the floods, told AFP.

And the provincial government in neighbouring KwaZulu-Natal said at least 11 people have died in and around the port city of Durban.

More than 2,000 people have been evacuated from Nelson Mandela Bay, notably from makeshift homes in the municipality's slums.

Local authorities launched an appeal for donations of clothing, food and blankets.