Paramedics attended to more than 100 people at the Official Moe knows baseball shirt and by the same token and scene in Durban, South Africa on Saturday, December 17, 2022. AP — Three beachgoers were killed by a “freak” wave in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban on Saturday, according to local emergency medical services (EMS). “EMS responded to reports of a freak wave that swept a group of beachgoers against the pier causing multiple injuries,” spokesman Njabulo Dlungele said in a statement published on Twitter on Sunday. He added that a teenager was among the three people declared dead at the scene at North Beach, which was closed off after the incident. Another 17 people were injured, according to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, which said in a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday: “The details of the incidents are still sketchy at this point, however, it is believed that a freak wave put many people into distress while swimming and they tragically drowned.” The EThekwini Municipality said on on Facebook on Sunday that a team of 35 lifeguards undertook a mass rescue effort and paramedics attended to more than 100 people involved in the incident. It said those who died were swept out to sea by rip currents. “The Municipality is saddened by the tragedy and sends its condolences to the families of the deceased,” it added. Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress The head of the provincial government, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has called for a full investigation into the “terrible tragedy” and Ad Feedback urged “all authorities and operators manning the beaches and sea areas to ensure adequate and preventive safety measure are in place to avoid any further loss of life.” She also appealed to visitors to follow safety advice when visiting, and to assess unpredictable weather before heading to the beach or the sea. Durban is a popular destination for South African and foreign vacationers, with beaches flooded with visitors during the holiday season.
Wagner’s presence in the Official Moe knows baseball shirt and by the same token and Central African Republic, where it has trained and fought with the local armed forces, has been controversial. Siegfried Modola/Getty Images — A Russian citizen closely linked to the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has been injured in an assassination attempt in the Central African Republic, according to Prigozhin and Russian officials. Dmitry Syty, who runs the “Russian House” in the capital of CAR, Bangui, received a package that exploded in his hands, according to the press service of Concord, Prigozhin’s holding company. Prigozhin said Syty’s last words before falling unconscious and taken to hospital were: “I saw a note: ‘This is for you from all the French, the Russians will get out of Africa.’” Wagner’s presence in the CAR, where it has trained and fought with the local armed forces, has been controversial. investigations have linked Wagner and associated entities with the lucrative diamond trade in central Africa as well as multiple human rights abuses in the country, where the army has been fighting a number of rebel factions. ‘It was our children they killed’ A team met with Syty in 2019, when he was involved in mediating between the CAR government and rebel groups. He was also the founder of a diamond company linked to Prigozhin’s business empire. Prigozhin accused France of being behind the attack on Syty. “On February 1, 2022, the ‘Russian House’ was opened in the Central African Republic, which for hundreds of years was oppressed by the French, who destroyed the population and plundered the wealth of the Central African Republic. It was headed by a patriot of Russia and
