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title: "Drenched"
description: "Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, washing away homes, destroying roads, and leaving scores of people displaced and at least 37 dead."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "Maverick Citizen"
author: "Nathi and UBUNTOONS"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/nathi-and-afritoons/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-01-20-drenched/"
published: "2026-01-20T14:55:03"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# Drenched

By Nathi and UBUNTOONS · Published 20 January 2026, 16:55 SAST

[View the cartoon on Daily Maverick](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/cartoon/2026-01-20-drenched/)

## Content

![Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, washing away homes, destroying roads, and leaving scores of people displaced and at least 37 dead.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/attachments/2987/MPLMPFloods_731639.jpg)

*Heavy rains have caused devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, washing away homes, destroying roads, and leaving scores of people displaced and at least 37 dead.*

![Image](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/4TSleBCbBD8nMIviJ60JF3BrwWc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2987/MPLMPFloods_731639.jpg)