” I think the rain that is still continuing in KZN, is not helping either. The ones that we’re focusing on at the moment is the elderly. There’s a lot of work to be done, this is just the beginning, we’re still going to see a lot of devastation. I think we’re gonna see a lot of people losing their lives. The ones that have already lost their lives, i mean we’ve seen children as young as two weeks old, that have lost their lives. It’s devastating, we’re going to need a lot of help.
The downpours that swept through the province have resulted in widespread damage to property and loss of stock. On Friday, Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams announced some government relief measures for small business and informal traders in the province.Hospitals coping This is despite the major damage that floods have caused to the province’s health facilities. Tshabalala says they will ensure that caring for patients is not compromised.