RESIDENTS TRY TO SHORE UP THEIR HOMES NEXT TO THE FLOODED JUKSKEI RIVER IN ALEXANDRA...

Residents pass rocks between them as they try to shore up their homes next to the flooded Jukskei River in Alexandra township February 10. At least 35 people have died in flooding from torrential rains that have swamped parts of southern Africa and cut major road links in the region, television and radio stations reported on Thursday. The South African emergency services said water levels were rising in most rivers and advised people not to try to cross them. Other officials said floods had cut off a road linking Botswana to Zimbabwe and South Africa and links between Mozambique, Swaziland and South Africa. The South African Weather Bureau forecast more rain and thunderstorms through to next week, threatening further flooding with most rivers already at their highest levels in 50 years.    SL