President Cyril Ramaphosa traveled to the town of Mthatha in Eastern Cape province, where the floods hit hardest when they began early Tuesday.

Officials say at least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. An extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country.

The death toll included six high school students who were washed away when their school bus was caught in floodwaters on Tuesday near a river close to the town of Mthatha, which was especially