There is hope for families in KwaZulu-Natal who were displaced in April as a result of the deadly floods. The province received over R406 million to rebuild and relocate those affected
There is hope for families in KwaZulu-Natal who were displaced in April as a result of the deadly floods. Almost R326 million has been allocated to rebuild and relocate those affected.On Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal's Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube gave an update on the progress made since the flood disaster in the province.It has been six months since the catastrophic flood disaster, which cut a swathe of destruction through our province, leaving unimaginable damage in its wake.
People fill buckets with water from a burst pipe that was damaged by the floods in Durban. Photo: Rosetta Msimango “As we relocate these families here, earthworks and construction are under way a few kilometres down the road, where the departments of human settlements and public works are building 80 new state-of-the-art three-storey buildings that will become permanent homes for our citizens whose lives and livelihoods were devastated by the floods,” the premier revealed.
A specialised technical team, led by the director-general, has been established. It will focus on relocating families to improved places of accommodation.
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