Cold comfort: KZNflood victims appeal for help despite govt aid pledges
UMLAZI – Officials at community halls housing flood victims in Durban are appealing for help, saying there are simply not enough resources to cover those in desperate need of aid.
Eyewitness News visited a temporary shelter which is housing about 75 people in Umlazi’s Q Section. The death toll from the devastating floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal earlier this week is now over 70. Sindy Mkhize, a local ward committee member, she said some people became ill because they slept on a cold concrete floor.On Thursday, acting provincial Premier Sihle Zikalala told flood victims that government would ensure that aid reaches all those who have been affected.While on Wednesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged funding to assist survivors of the disaster, many there said they had yet to see any help from the government.
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