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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Just over 7 000 people remain in shelters following the KwaZulu-Natal floods that claimed over 400 lives, Premier Sihle Zikalala revealed in a briefing on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“The number of those who remain in shelters is 7 245 people in eThekwini, 245 people in KwaDukuza shelters, and the rest in Umzumbe, Ray Nkonyeni [and] Umdoni [local municipalities],” he said during a virtual address.<\/p>\n

“While at the shelter, residents receive mattresses, hot meals, and vanity packs which are being provided by Sassa, the [Department of Social Development] and NGOs.”<\/p>\n

The recent floods, which the premier described as “the greatest disaster in the life of our country,” directly affected 17 438 households, translating to 121 687 people.<\/p>\n

In addition, as of Sunday, the death toll stood at 435. To date, 54 people were still missing.<\/p>\n

A total of 6 278 people were currently homeless, and 55 people injured.<\/p>\n

KZN floods: Inanda family pleads for assistance after their two newly-built homes were destroyed<\/p>\n

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction:<\/p>\n

During his address, the premier further reported that the construction of Residential Temporary Units (RTUs) had started.<\/p>\n

Constructors were said to be on-site in Ilembe District, Ugu and eThekwini, having started on Friday.<\/p>\n

“As we continue with the construction of TRUs, our focus is to accommodate more than 4 396 families that are accommodated in halls, churches, schools,” he said.<\/p>\n

Zikalala added that while government had reprioritised R1 billion towards disaster relief interventions, they needed more than R1.9 billion to complete their work.<\/p>\n

“Our plan is to ensure that as from the end of the week, we will set up 4 396 temporary accommodation or TRUs,” he added.<\/p>\n

The province had seen some signs of returning to a semblance of normality – among other things, water supply in eThekwini improved by at least 60% in the inner and outer west regions.<\/p>\n

In addition, the central and north regions had improved by 50% and 42%, respectively.<\/p>\n

Most of the road access in the province was now open, however, authorities warned that delays were expected.<\/p>\n

In terms of electricity infrastructure, eThekwini had seen an increase in the volume of faults – five times more than what it would receive on a normal day.<\/p>\n

Zikalala further took the opportunity to paint a picture of the estimated costs of the damage in the province, which may be revised upwards or downwards as operations continue.<\/p>\n

“Overall, it is now estimated that the largest expenditure on rehabilitation will come from Prasa-related infrastructure, which will amount to R940 348 500 000.<\/p>\n

“This is a clear demonstration of the ferocious nature of these storms and the work that remains ahead before we can restore our province back to the pre-floods period,” he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, News24 reported on Saturday that an eThekwini municipal employee had been murdered at a water tanker filling point in Verulam, outside Durban.<\/p>\n

During the question and answer session, Zikalala said: “We have received the report so far and we are hoping that the police will immediately investigate the case and be able to apprehend the perpetrators.”<\/p>\n

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