Experts have urged cities and towns to prepare their infrastructure and drainage systems for future heavy rainfall and flood events. ECRNewsWatch KZNFloods
A new study by researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand has found that last year's flood in April was the most catastrophic natural disaster recorded, so far, in KZN.The April floods which hit the province a year ago killed over 400 people, destroyed thousands of homes and damaged infrastructure whilst making an economic impact.
The scientist found that the recent floods were indeed the most catastrophic in terms of the lives lost, infrastructure damage and economical loss. But the floods were not the biggest in terms of the area affected, homes destroyed and the amount of rainfall recorded.The flooding event in September 1987 affected a larger geographic area of KZN and destroyed more homes than last year.
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