Hunt on for crocs swept away by S.African floods

 South African rangers were on a regular hunt Wednesday for crocodiles that went missing from breeding ponds after heavy rains overwhelmed a crocodile ranch, a conservancy said Wednesday.

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, a conservation center put out an alert on Twitter warning that 12 crocodiles were washed away from the Crocodile Creek Farm in a space called Tongaat.

Seven “crocodiles have been recaptured and we are currently looking for the outstanding five,” the conservancy said on Twitter.

The heaviest downpours in 60 years lashed Durban’s district and encompassing region this week killing almost 260 individuals.