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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has dispatched a team of senior managers to support the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department to conduct an assessment of the damage caused by the recent floods. KZNFlooding KZNFloods

Image: S'khangiwe MthiyaneBasic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has dispatched a team of senior managers to support the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department toA least 306 people have so far lost their lives in the province. Of these, the department says it has lost 18 learners and one educator. Over 240 schools are reported to have suffered damages.

Basic Education Department spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga says, “Minister Motshekga has passed her condolences to the families of the 18 learners and 1 educator that have lost their lives in the floods. 248 schools have been damaged. The Minister has sent a team of senior managers there. There are many things that need to be done.

On Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa who also visited the province authorised the request by the provincial government to declare aThe deadly damage caused by severe storms throughout the province has left many communities stranded and many without water or electricity. The most affected and with the highest deaths are areas in Ethekwini and ILembe.

Megavillage an informal settlement in Umlazi has been left devastated by the floods. Residents are without water and electricity.

 

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