The province's premier wants it to be declared a state of disaster.
This picture taken on April 24, 2019 shows a local resident standing over debris at the Quarry road informal settlement after torrential rains and flash floods in Durban. - The driver was declared dead on the scene. The death toll from floods and mudslides that crushed homes in the South African port of Durban on April 22 has risen to 51, with reports of children missing and scores of people displaced, local authorities said.
However, at a media briefing on Monday following this emergency meeting, the premier mentioned a much higher figure for the damages and added that he was going to ask the president to declare the province a state of disaster. Reportedly, 235 houses have been damaged and two people remain missing, with the city carrying out ongoing search operations.Mchunu also urged people to report to mortuaries if they have any missing loved ones so that bodies could be identified.
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