South Africa revises death toll from floods

The South African government has revised downwards - from 448 to 435 - the death toll from the floods that swept through KwaZulu-Natal province last week.

Post-mortems revealed that four people whose bodies were found in flood-affected areas had been murdered, while nine had died of natural causes, Police Minister Bheki Cele said.

The floods were one of the worst to ever hit KwaZulu-Natal, causing homes to collapse and destroying much infrastructure.