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Sat 03 Mar 2000Small dramas played out on flooded plainsWhen the swollen Limpopo river burst its banks and raged through their home last week, Pascoal and Sophia Pereira moved to sleep on the kitchen table and waited calmly for the waters to subside.This time, though, the waters didn't fall. The torrent grew higher and the elderly couple fled to the top of their wardrobe. When it rose further still they clambered onto the support beam under the roof.