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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national emergency on April 18 as the death toll from floods in KwaZulu-Natal province climbed over 440, with dozens of people still missing. The area around the port city of Durban, the country’s third most populous city, received more than 300 mm of rainfall in 24 hours between […]

The floods claimed more than 400 lives and destroyed thousands of homes and infrastructure.

Following the devastating floods, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala said the provincial government would be proactive in preventing any corruption as resources were made available to rebuild and recover. The floods claimed more than 400 lives and destroyed thousands of homes and infrastructure.

KwaZulu-Natal co-operative governance and traditional affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka has commended the men and women in search and rescue teams who continue to look for 63 missing people in the aftermath of devastating floods in the province.

A national state of disaster has been declared to help communities of badly flooded parts of SA.

Given the extent and impact of the floods, the designation of a Provincial State of Disaster is inadequate to deal with the scale of the emergency and the required reconstruction and rehabilitation measures and responses.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national state of disaster after the floods in KwaZulu-Natal caused massive devastation. He has deployed the SA National Defence Force to help restore the supply of water and electricity.



Read full speech. President Ramaphosa says Solidarity Fund has agreed to assist with humanitarian and other forms of relief.

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) will increase the value of cash benefits from R700 to R1,980 for disaster cases where people have lost all of their belongings, and double that if there has been a loss of life.

Potable water in some flood-hit areas has been contaminated, writes Erika Gibson