CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to 57 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts had been “paralyzed” by a lack of resources.

In South Africa, catastrophic floods in the southeastern region have resulted in at least 78 fatalities, with the toll expected to rise. President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the hardest-hit area, Mthatha in Eastern Cape,

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has visited the sites of devastating floods that have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country