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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Mpumalanga and Gauteng governments are on high alert for heavy rain after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a weather warning.<\/p>\n

SAWS earlier issued a weather warning for several provinces, including the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

The cooperative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) departments in Mpumalanga and Gauteng have coordinated joint responses with other departments to ensure an effective reaction to the destructive torrential rains.<\/p>\n

Cogta spokesperson in Mpumalanga Lindiwe Msibi told News24 that the departments of human settlement and public works were monitoring the situation while some infrastructural damage was being repaired.<\/p>\n

“Some roads are currently being repaired. Humanitarian relief and support are continuously being provided to the affected families. [An] evacuation process is under way, particularly for those families whose houses have collapsed and have been submerged under water,” she said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Gauteng’s Cogta spokesperson Kgapa Mabusela said the department was expediting its disaster management efforts, which were launched following the heavy rains in December.<\/p>\n

Mabusela said:<\/p>\n

The two provinces were among those identified in the declaration of a national state of disaster by the Presidency on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Presidency said the declaration would ensure an effective, coordinated response to the floods that claimed several lives in Limpopo, the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Mpumalanga and Gauteng governments are on high alert for heavy rain after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a weather warning. SAWS earlier issued a weather warning for several provinces, including the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. 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