The recent devastating floods in Limpopo have been declared a provincial disaster, as the provincial government tries to rebuild damaged roads and infrastructure.
Lightning, strong and damaging surface winds, heavy rainfall, and floods that ravaged Limpopo in March have been declared a provincial disaster by the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC).
NDMC head, Dr Elias Sithole, this week announced that the declaration followed deliberations with various organs of state and the Provincial Disaster Management Centre through the National Joint Flood Coordinating Committees, and after assessing the magnitude and severity of severe weather that wreaked havoc in the province.
The floods caused significant impacts in many parts of Limpopo, resulting in loss of life, damage to property, infrastructure, and the environment, as well as the disruption of basic services.
In terms of the Disaster Management Act, the primary responsibility to coordinate and manage this provincial disaster, in terms of existing legislation and contingency arrangements, is designated to the provincial executive.
