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Pope prays for victims of South Africa floods


Pope Francis asks the faithful to join him in praying for the victims of floods in South Africa.

By Linda Bordoni

Pope Francis has asked for prayers for “those who have lost their lives or suffered serious damage as a result of the recent floods in South Africa”.

He was addressing the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Regina Coeliprayer.

“May these brothers and sisters of ours not lack our solidarity as well as the concrete support of the international community” he said.

The most deadly floods ever in the area

Seventy people reportedly died in floods that ravaged parts of the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa’s southeast.

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