Another catastrophe in d.Africa / 400 killed, 4000 houses destroyed, 40 thousand people homeless, floods wreak havoc everywhere

Zoom News : Apr 18, 2022, 12:08 PM
South Africa was just beginning to emerge from a disaster like Corona that another catastrophe has started here. Now South Africa is in the grip of floods. The death toll from the floods in KwaZulu-Natal province and Durban has risen to 443. About four thousand houses have been completely destroyed. 40 thousand people are homeless and 13,500 houses have been damaged, apart from this 58 hospitals have also been damaged. "Sadly, bodies are still being recovered from homes," said Shawn Herbst of the company Netcare 911. More bodies are being found, especially in rural areas.

Heavy damage to infrastructure

The floods have caused great damage to the infrastructure of many cities in South Africa. Roads, schools, electricity, government buildings have been damaged here due to heavy rains. According to the Meteorological Service, there is a possibility of rain in many parts of the province in the coming days. At the same time, it has been said by the Durban Emergency Medical Service that there is little hope of finding survivors after the first floods. Now the focus is only on humanitarian aid. According to the data, 63 people are missing so far due to the floods.

Four thousand people were put in relief work

Floods have devastated everything in South Africa's largest city, Durban. Here too there has been a lot of damage to schools, roads, houses. Four thousand people have been engaged in relief work in the flood-hit areas. Locals say that they have never seen a more terrible flood in their life.

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