South Africa Declares National Disaster Over Floods
South Africa declared a national disaster after heavy rains flooded seven of its nine provinces, destroying roads and bridges and leaving farmers suffering losses. The government declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive, co-ordinated response to the impact of floods. It added that these conditions demand the provision of temporary shelters, food and blankets to homeless families and individuals and the large-scale, costly rehabilitation of infrastructure. The […]
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