R17 billion needed for reconstruction after devastating flooding in KwaZulu-Natal
In a media briefing in late April, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala said that 435 people had lost their lives in the recent floods in parts of that province, while 54 people were still unaccounted for.
He also indicated that a total of 6 278 people had been left homeless and 55 people had been injured. Meanwhile, 7 245 people
