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11:26 CAT | 14 Feb 2023
FILE - South Africa's Ramaphosa delivers state of the nation address. [File photo: Reuters]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster to enable an intensive response to widespread flooding that has affected seven of the country’s nine provinces.
Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape have been most affected by the floods, which were brought on by heavy rainfall as a result of the La Nina weather phenomenon, according to a statement from the office of the presidency on Monday.
Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Northern Cape, and North West have also experienced flooding.Invoking the national disaster act gives the government additional powers, including in the procurement and delivery of goods and services and the ability to bypass restrictions under current law.
The national police and defence force may be called on to help respond to the flooding, the statement said. The floods have resulted in wide-ranging impact, from flooded homes and vehicles to “the loss of basic infrastructure,” according to the statement.
Os agricultores esperam que as perdas de safras e gado continuem, já que o serviço meteorológico do governo prevê que o padrão climático permanecerá “durante o início de 2023”, afirmou.
Ramaphosa declarou estado de desastre nacional na semana passada por causa da crise de energia na África do Sul, já que os cortes diários de energia estão paralisando os negócios.
A Lei Nacional de Desastres também foi invocada em março de 2020 para lidar com a pandemia de coronavírus e em abril passado para responder às inundações na província oriental de KwaZulu-Natal.
Source: Reuters
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