South Africa Declares State of National Disaster Over Heavy Floods

Last week's rains claimed the lives of 443 people in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, while 63 individuals went missing, according to a local official.

According to the news sources, Zikalala added that Police & National Defense forces of South Africa had dispatched pilots and personnel to assist with the rescue operations.

"The previous few days have been spent focusing on emergency rescue operations and attempts to save lives and assess the damage. While this remains a top priority, efforts to pull the region out of the quagmire are ramping up "Sihle Zikalala, the provincial premier of Kwazulu-Natal, said on Sunday.

Water was disrupted in some locations, while electricity was disrupted in the majority, according to Zikalala, who added that 8,329 dwellings were partially damaged, 3,937 were completely demolished, and 13,556 households were affected

"The loss of life, devastation of homes, damage to the infrastructure facilities, destruction of state buildings, and the resulting harm to services made the natural disaster one of the greatest in our province's documented history," Zikalala added.

He described the flood as one of the province's biggest disasters to date.

The Port of Durban has been seriously damaged, making it one of the continent's busiest and biggest port terminals and a crucial portion of the country's economy.

According to the president, the implications, consequences, and destruction extended beyond KwaZulu-Natal, and the devastation to the Port of Durban had massive impacts, which is why the cabinet agreed to proclaim a National State of Disaster.

More than 40,000 individuals are thought to have been displaced, according to the president. "This is a humanitarian disaster that calls for a massive and urgent relief effort."

The first priority in dealing with the emerging humanitarian disaster would be to provide immediate humanitarian relief, followed by rehousing for displaced citizens and restoration and reconstruction, he emphasized.

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