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Residents in parts of Ladysmith and Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal have been evacuated after heavy rain resulted in rivers bursting their banks, causing extensive flooding and damage.

Residents of parts of flood-hit Ladysmith and Msinga are being evacuated following this weekend’s heavy rains.

Residents in parts of Ladysmith and Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal have been evacuated after heavy rain resulted in rivers bursting their banks, causing extensive flooding and damage.

KwaZulu-Natal’s Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs department has deployed disaster management teams to assist with evacuations amid flooding in in Ladysmith and Msinga.

The MEC says over R3.3-billion in damages has been incurred since torrential rains began battering the province a few weeks ago.

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