At least five people have died in floods and mudslides in South Africa’s coastal KwaZulu-Natal province, officials said.

Local media are reporting up to twenty fatalities.

Days of heavy rains have battered port city Durban, and dozens of key roads have become impassable.

Rescue operations to evacuate people from areas prone to landslides are underway.

The government has urged people to stay home and move to higher ground.

Aljazeera.