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As residents of flood-ravaged KwaZulu-Natal pick up the pieces of their lives, the body count is piling up.
More bodies are being sifted from the rubble and ruins.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised a request by the provincial government to declare a state of disaster following his visit to flood-hit areas on Wednesday.
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