19 dead in South Africa floods, Kruger National Park closed

The Meteorological Service has issued a "red warning", the highest "level 10" for the next 24 to 48 hours, when between 100 and 200 millimeters of rain is expected.

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Nineteen people have died in floods caused by widespread heavy rain in northern South Africa.

The Meteorological Service has issued a "red warning", the highest "level 10" for the next 24 to 48 hours, when between 100 and 200 millimeters of rain is expected.

Due to the flooding, Kruger National Park has been closed to visitors, and some have been evacuated.

Kruger covers 20.000 square kilometers and borders the neighboring countries of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and has one to two million visitors annually.

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