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The death toll in the floods that caused havoc and destruction across Nelson Mandela Bay last week, has risen to ten.

Two seasoned Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers in Gqeberha were in for a pleasant surprise on Thursday when they assisted a labouring mother in safely bringing her twins into the world.

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited communities and conducted site visits in flood-ravaged Kariega on Friday.

Coega SEZ and the deep-water Port of Ngqurha ticked the boxes for global green energy company, Hive Hydrogen.

Two female students from EastCape Midlands Colleges' High Street Campus in Kariega remain missing since flash floods and torrential rain hammered the region since Saturday last week. The Level 2 students, aged 21 and 22, studying Marketing and Tourism were last seen with a friend when their vehicle allegedly got swept away near the Swartkops River.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued more warnings for the Eastern Cape almost a week after torrential rain and floods swept through the Province, claiming 11 lives. The latest warnings are valid for Friday, 7 June 2024.

Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications Elmari van de Merwe says according to reports the female National Certificate Vocational (NCV) Level 2 students, one from the Marketing programme and one from the Tourism programme were last seen leaving with a friend whose car was allegedly swept away by the floods.

The floods that wreaked havoc in parts of Nelson Mandela Bay have been classified as a national disaster.

Buffalo City Metro says the body of a person washed up on Orient Beach on Thursday morning.