The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 77 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims.

A major winter storm blanketed a swathe of North America in snow Monday as it sliced up the US east coast into Canada, disrupting travel and cutting power to thousands of homes.

Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy snow and ice knocking power out for an estimated 130,000 customers as of early Monday.

After a bruising holiday week of flight cancellations and record surges in Covid-19 cases, a powerful winter storm Monday further snarled US transport and shuttered the federal government and schools.

A deadly hailstorm has claimed the lives of six people and displaced hundreds, devastating villages in the Eastern Cape over the weekend.

Authorities are investigating and will release more information once the next of kin has been notified.

The storm in the southern parts of the Western Cape continues. Several areas remain flooded and authorities are conducting rescue missions.

Heavy storms battered the Cape on Thursday, and show no signs of letting up, as towns are flooded, and at least two lives were lost.

A freak incident in Bonnievale has claimed two lives this week, after the Cape Storm dumped more than 100mm of rain in some regions.

Rescuers responded to more than 50 callouts on Wednesday evening.

Tropical storm Guambe is already obscuring a large portion of the Mozambique Channel.

‘Eloise’ had a horrendous impact on South Africa in January. Now, Tropical Storm Guambe is now fast approaching our continental mainland.

Storm Eloise has left a parting gift: Four provinces have been hit with weather warnings – as ‘evacuations’ and ‘life-threatening conditions’ loom large.

While Eskom has reported no major disruptions due to Tropical Storm Eloise, it did say possible flooding could paint a different picture.

After wreaking havoc in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Mozambique, Tropical Storm Eloise has moved onto KZN bringing high volumes of rain.

This is the real deal: SAWS has issued its most severe alert for South Africa – a Level 10 weather warning – as Tropical Storm Eloise intensifies on Sunday.

Response teams are hard at work on Sunday, after Tropical Storm Eloise reached Limpopo: Floods, road closures, and structural damage have all been reported.

Cyclone Eloise is expected to cause heavy rain and flooding in Mozambique, and will bring disruptive rainfall and strong winds to parts of South Africa. Find updates here.

Tropical storm Eloise will cross transmission lines which import approximately 1 000 MW of power into South Africa from Mozambique.

As Tropical Storm Eloise continues to wreak havoc in Mozambique, it will soon make landfall in some parts of SA.

Several countries on the continent are bracing for the intense impact of Tropical Storm Eloise – and South Africa isn’t exactly out of harm’s way.

A severe storm, strong winds and heavy rainfall have led to the collapse of a Vereeniging petrol station, leaving vehicles partly smashed.

The figures – boosted by a storm surge – are jaw-dropping, and represent one of the biggest weekly increases in recent history for the Cape Town dam levels.

The heavy rains in Cape Town caused a nearby canal to overflow, flooding the vacant land and nearby shacks.

The Cape Town storm has brought with her overnight gale-force winds but she’s not done. Sea foam has recently been added to her list.