the death toll from devastating floods in eastern south africa has risen. officials from the quasi-yooul yue natal province say 443 people lost their lives in flooding from one of the worst storm systems ever to hit the area. at least 63 people are still missing. officials say housing on steep slopes and bridges in low-lying areas are still at risk of further damage. south korea and the united states will conduct military exercises for the next nine days. seoul s joint chiefs of staff announced it on sunday. the defense command training will use computer simulation without actual military forces training in person. the joint chiefs said the decision to go virtual was made based on conditions such as covid-1 and maintenance of the combined defense posture. that s as the u.s. envoy for north korea arrives in seoul for