Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Julius Malema who leads the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is scheduled to visit KwaZulu Natal this Thursday where he will give blankets and food parcels to 500 families affected by floods. In a statement, seen by Pindula News, the EFF said over four hundred people have died in the floods while several others are unaccounted for. We present the statement below:
Thursday, 21 April 2022
The Commander in Chief and President of the EFF Julius Malema will visit the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal, after the devastating floods which have led to 448-deaths, massive infrastructure damage and countless missing persons who are presumed dead.
The Commander in Chief will also hand over food parcels and blankets to 500 families at the shelter in the area.
The visit will happen under the following details. Venue: Ward 25. Clare Estate (Kwa-Mamsuthu area), EThekwini Time: 11:00am (TODAY) Date: Thursday, 21 April 2022
The floods that have displaced at least 40 000 people followed four months of rain in one day last week.
The government put South Africa in a national state of disaster after a recently suspended two-year spell in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some communities have been left without power and water and were also cut off because roads and bridges have collapsed.
February is usually the wettest month in South Africa. The latest development could be due to climate change.
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