President Cyril Ramaphosa and KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC – Nomusa Dube-Ncube are visiting Amanzimtoti – one of the areas hardest hit by floods in the Durban metro.
This is his first stop on Wednesday morning. He will be visiting all the areas most affected by the floods that ravaged Durban on Monday night.
The official death toll now stands at 51, with more than 1000 being displaced.
“It was important to come and see what has happened we pass our condolences to the families of those who have died in this disaster. We are saddened by what has happened here. The loss of life is never easy, especially when so unexpected.” ~ President @CyrilRamaphosa #KZNFloods pic.twitter.com/ZkJQwvCulp
— PresidencyZA (@PresidencyZA) April 24, 2019
In eManzimtoti a road has completely caved in, taking with it vehicles and part of a home.
The President will visit Chatsworth, Clermont, and Umlazi which are the other areas hardest hit with more than 800 people now left homeless in these areas alone.
President @CyrilRamaphosa is in Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal to assess the extent of the damage caused by the floods over the past weekend. He has thanked all those involved in the search and rescue operations in all the affected areas. #KZNFloods pic.twitter.com/oIuXrdMF4c
— PresidencyZA (@PresidencyZA) April 24, 2019
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