Government says the majority of people whose homes were destroyed in the KwaZulu-Natal floods will be moved to new land.
JOHANNESBURG - Government on Tuesday said that the majority of people whose homes were destroyed in the KwaZulu-Natal floods would be moved to new land.
More than 400 people were killed in the disaster, which also rendered some roads unusable while destroying thousands of homes. While government said that some displaced people would be moved to temporary shelters in the coming weeks, plans are already afoot for a permanent solution. Briefing the media on government’s response to the aftermath of the deadly floods on Tuesday, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said: “Most of those whose homes have been washed away were in places where we shouldn’t send them back. So we had to identify permanent areas whilst they are in temporary areas.
Government said that it declared a national disaster over the floods as it had affected more than one province and also allowed them to pull all national resources.
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