Flash Floods Kill 21 People in South Africa’s Coastal Province of Kwazulu-Natal, Police Say

A local holidaymaker uses an umbrella to protect himself against the rain and braves the inclement weather at the South beach during Boxing Day festivities in Durban, on Dec. 26, 2023. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images

JOHANNESBURG—Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal province, South African officials said Saturday.

“As of Friday, 29 December 2023, a total of 21 bodies have been recovered,” said police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda.