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South Africa’s Durban Port remains closed after severe storm

A container ship blocks the harbour mouth in Durban

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Port of Durban remained closed on Wednesday after vessel movements were suspended on Tuesday when a severe storm lashed the region, the Durban Port manager said.

Moshe Motlohi told Reuters it was still too early to assess the extent or costs of damages to sub-Saharan Africa’s largest port, which is a key transit point for commodities such as maize.

(Reporting by Tanisha Heiberg; Editing by Ed Stoddard)

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