Fires, Wind Kill 13 in SAfrica; Storms Hit Cape Town
Runaway bush fires and wind in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province have killed 13 people, disaster officials said on Monday, at the same time the Western and Eastern Cape were hit by rain, floods and gale-force winds. Liz Diedericks, a spokeswoman for KwaZulu Natal's provincial disaster management, said the fires were fanned by hot, dry and windy conditions as the region remained on alert during its fire season. "Ten people died as a direct result of the runaway veld fires over the weekend," she said.