Rescue teams in South Africa are still searching for dozens of missing people after historic floods struck KwaZulu-Natal last week. The official death toll climbed to 443 on Tuesday after last week’s heavy rains destroyed homes, bridges and roads. Poor and working-class neighborhoods were hit the hardest. Host Marco Werman spoke with Busisiwe Diko, an organizer with a group in Durban called the “Shack Dwellers’ Movement.” She said that official help hadn’t arrived yet in these communities.
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