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South Africa: Work Underway to Repair Flood-Ravaged Buildings in KZN
SAnews.gov.za, 20 April 2022
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) is working with stakeholders to urgently repair damaged buildings and provide support to install bridges to communities in… Read more »
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South Africa: China Donates R1 Million Towards KZN Flood Relief
SAnews.gov.za, 21 April 2022
Social Development Minister, Lindiwe Zulu, has received a donation of R1 million from the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Floods Declared National Disaster After Storms Pound East Coast
RFI, 20 April 2022
South Africa's government Tuesday sought to reassure a worried public about efforts to help the east coast, where millions remained without water more than a week after deadly… Read more »
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South Africa: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Re-Classifies Provincial Disaster As a National Disaster
Govt of SA, 20 April 2022
Reclassification of Provincial Disaster as a National Disaster: Impact of Severe Weather Events Read more »
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South Africa: East Coast Floods Could Hurt China Trade
VOA, 20 April 2022
Some of the worst flooding in South Africa's history has left more than 400 people dead and some 40,000 displaced, dealing a devastating blow to the eastern city of Durban, which… Read more »
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South Africa: Floods Detail the Effect of Climate Change
SAnews.gov.za, 19 April 2022
The devastating floods in KwaZulu-Natal and other parts of the country are the beginnings of South Africa feeling the effects of climate change, says Cooperative Governance and… Read more »
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South Africa: Green Policies Are in Place for South Africa's Major Port City - but a Key Piece Is Missing
The Conversation Africa, 21 April 2022
The floods of April 2022 in the South African city of Durban (eThekwini municipality) placed the spotlight on the management of urban areas and their vulnerability to natural… Read more »
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South Africa: Cabinet Declares National State of Disaster in Response to KZN Devastation
Daily Maverick, 18 April 2022
The national government will lead the response to the floods that have devastated parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday after the… Read more »
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South Africa: How Geology Put a South African City At Risk of Landslides
The Conversation Africa, 21 April 2022
Some articles have suggested the catastrophes in Durban and the greater eThekwini region of South Africa following recent floods are due to climate change and maladministration.… Read more »
Mopping Up Operations After Devastating South African Floods
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has said it is working with stakeholders to urgently repair damaged buildings and provide support to install bridges to communities in need, following recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal province, with parts of the Eastern Cape province also affected.
The damaged buildings include 27 magistrate's courts, 11 police stations, 11 military bases and one museum. Storms in some parts have damaged infrastructure such as roads, bridges, reticulation networks, residential homes, business and public buildings.
This comes after the KwaZulu-Natal floods were reclassified as a national disaster by President Cyril Ramaphosa, after an assessment of the damage had been made by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and other government representatives. Minister Dlamini-Zuma said: "These floods are the worst floods that we have ever seen in living memory. The impact of these floods are well beyond the province".
Climate change has been cited as cause of the deluge; the World Health Organization has warned that climate change is now the single biggest health threat facing humanity, but scientists have agreed that the worst impacts can be avoided with coordinated and rapid climate action.
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Repairing or rebuilding damaged infrastructure will be a priority in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province's recovery after the deadliest storm to strike the country in li Read more »
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The death toll from devastating floods in and around Durban in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province has risen to 306, the government said on Wednesday April 12, 2022, Read more »
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited flood-stricken parts of KwaZulu-Natal on April 13, 2022 to offer support to affected communities and assess the response of government and civil society to this critical situation.
