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.

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.

The death toll included six high school students who were washed away when their school bus was caught in floodwaters on Tuesday near a river close to the town of Mthatha, which was especially