KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala says the death toll has risen to 448 following the recent floods that left a trail of devastation in the province, with power outages and water cuts due to extensive damage to infrastructure.
Zikalala says the re-categorisation of the national disaster status following the floods in the province highlights the scale of the crisis.
SABC Senior News Reporter Chriselda Lewis is in Pinetown this morning where the damage is especially severe.
Let’s go there live.
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