GOVERMENT has declared a national state of disaster to deal with the impact of flash floods currently affecting eight provinces, including Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Northern Cape, and the North West.
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the announcement was made to enable an intensive co-ordinated response to the affected provinces.
A national disaster may be declared by the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs where disastrous events occur or threaten to occur in more than one province.
Magwenya said if needs be, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) may be required to play a critical role in the response to the disaster.
In a media statement on Monday night, Magwenya said the National Disaster Management Centre has, in terms of Section 23 of the Disaster Management Act, classified the impact of current and above-normal rainfall in various
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