Improvements in housing stability are needed across the working-class areas of Durban, as well as for all structures built on vulnerable hills and near the beaches. And much more investment is needed in green infrastructure, including better maintenance of forests, floodplains and wetlands.
by Mary Galvin and Patrick Bond, Daily MaverickWeathering the climate crisis in flood-prone Durban — tough lessons from the ‘rain bomb’ by Mary Galvin and Patrick Bond, Daily Maverick April 18, 2022 Floods have again ravaged eThekwini’s houses, roads and bridges, killing hundreds of people and forcing thousands to take refuge and seek rescue, to evacuate into community halls, or to stay home.
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