Provincial government officials say at least seven people have died in flooding in South Africa after a weather front bringing heavy rain and snow hit eastern and southern provinces.

At least seven dead as snow and floods hit South AfricaGreater Kokstad Local Municipality This natural gas field in Turkmenistan has been on fire for decades, but officials say it may soon be running on empty.

Dozens of people were killed in South Africa, including several children whose school bus was swept away by flash floods, as unusually heavy rain, snow and wind pummeled parts of the country’s Eastern Cape Province this week.