Continuous support and counselling for affected families must also be ensured, especially those who had lost their loved ones, he said.
Returning those affected by last week’s floods in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape to their homes was a priority for the national disaster management centre , Cogta Minister Zweli Mkhize said on Monday.
“Ministers involved in the management of the devastating flood disaster that befell parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape are discussing different means to expedite the rescue and rehabilitation of affected communities and return to normality for the affected communities,” said Mkhize via an e-mailed statement.
The provision of food relief, clothes, blankets and alternative accommodation must be coordinated, said Mkhize, and the clearing of debris and rubble in public spaces and roadways needed to be undertaken urgently.
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