Rescue efforts are also under way in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape, where the SANDF has arrived
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President Cyril Ramaphosa has flown to KwaZulu-Natal, on his return from Egypt, to assess flood damage and review the rescue operations under way in the ravaged province. “Our thoughts are with the affected communities in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. I urge those living in the affected areas to take extra caution in this period, the presidentRamaphosa had been in Cairo on Tuesday, attending summits on Sudan and Libya.
The death toll from torrential rains that ravaged KwaZulu-Natal since Monday night stands at 51, as at 9.30am on Wednesday. Rescue efforts are also under way in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. The SA National Defence Force arrived in the coastal town on Tuesday to help rescue and evacuate hundreds of residents left homeless by torrential rains.Thanking President Cyril Ramaphosa. At 17.21 yesterday I alerted him of the Port St Johns floods and he responded as follows, “ Will act .Am on the way to Cairo but will get SANDF team to go”.
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