The cold front has swept across the country since the weekend bringing bitter cold, snow, and flooding to several provinces.

At least 49 people, including several schoolchildren, have been killed in the floods that have swept through South Africa's Eastern Cape province as torrential rain and snow have hit parts of the country. "The numbers are just escalating hour after hour. The situation is so bad on the ground," provincial premier Oscar Mabuyane said.

No fewer than seven people have died in flooding caused by severe winter weather in the eastern regions of South Africa. The government revealed this on