"Devastating floods have killed more than 100 people in southern Africa since the beginning of the year and displaced hundreds of thousands, as authorities and aid workers warn of hunger, cholera and attacks by crocodiles that have spread with the waters. More than 70 people have died in Zimbabwe and 30 in South Africa, where hundreds of people were evacuated from Kruger national park earlier this month after a deluge of rain."
"The death toll in southern Mozambique is 13 people, according to the national disaster management agency, including three killed by crocodiles as the Limpopo River and other waterways overflowed. Henriques Bongece, the secretary of Mozambique's Maputo province, which includes the country's capital of the same name, said the animals seemed to have been washed into the area by flood water from South Africa."
"We want to urge everyone not to approach still waters because crocodiles are drifting in these waters. The rivers have connected with all areas where there is water, Bongece was quoted as saying by local media last week. One person was killed by a crocodile in Maputo, in the town of Moamba, and two in neighbouring Gaza province, officials said."
Devastating floods across southern Africa have killed more than 100 people and displaced almost 400,000 residents. Zimbabwe recorded over 70 deaths, South Africa about 30, and southern Mozambique at least 13, including three killed by crocodiles after rivers overflowed. Authorities report crocodiles drifting into settled areas and warn against approaching still waters. Hundreds were evacuated from Kruger national park and many people were rescued by helicopter from trees and rooftops. Floodwaters continue to rise in places as waters flow across borders. Officials and aid workers warn of mounting hunger, cholera outbreaks and continued risks from extreme weather.
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