President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko elaborates:
“The President continues to call on our Emergency Rescue Services to spare no effort in the recovery effort and on society as a whole to support those who may be displaced. The President has also committed to visit Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape during the course of the week.”
The Death Toll in KZN has now risen to “51”, following the devastating floods in several parts of the province. #DurbanFloods #SABCNEWS pic.twitter.com/RuYJNfjbZ5
— Sashin Naidoo (@Sashinn007) April 24, 2019
[ON NOW] KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nomusa Dube-Ncube on the floods that have claimed the lives of more than 50 people. #DurbanFloods #DurbanRain #SAfmSunrise #SAfmnews #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/s7U080Xjwa
— SAfmRadio ? (@SAfmRadio) April 24, 2019
[LISTEN] https://t.co/KR24HDWiS3 Death toll in the floods aftermath at 51 #sabcnews
— First Take SA #FirstTakeSA ? (@FirstTakeSA) April 24, 2019
President Ramaphosa is expected in KwaZulu-Natal to assess damages caused by the floods. The President is also expected in the Eastern Cape.
President Ramaphosa expected to arrive in Amanzimtoti shortly. This is the extent of damage caused by #DurbanFloods 51 declared dead so far #DurbanRain #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/fAXUFm9xlI
— Prabashini Naicker (@bashini_naicker) April 24, 2019
Ramaphosa was attending an emergency African Union (AU) Troika Summit convened in Egypt and returned to South Africa on Tuesday night.
At least 51 people are confirmed to have lost their lives in the severe thunderstorms which ravaged several areas of KZN. The Metrorail train services remain suspended.
#KZNFloods #DurbanFloods:
The Metrorail KZN train service remains suspended until further notice due to the heavy rain storm on Monday 22/4/19 pic.twitter.com/UkHg8QnaVm— PRASA Group (@PRASA_Group) April 24, 2019
Parts of the Eastern Cape – especially Port St Johns – have also suffered flooding from the heavy rains.
Three people are reported to have died in the Eastern Cape.
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