Eight individuals, including four children, died from electrocution in two separate incidents following heavy rainfall that led to flooding near Cape Town, South Africa.
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, where people hook their houses or shacks up to existing power lines themselves. They are illegal and dangerous, but relatively widespread. Local officials said three people died after they were swept away by flood waters in the mainly agricultural region of Overberg, just over 60 miles east of Cape Town. The area is one of South Africa's most importantand there were fears of major damage to crops and infrastructure from the flooding.
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