Limpopo premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba has warned that the scale of damage caused by recent floods to the provinces road network far exceeds the capacity of provincial and municipal resources, with at least R1.7bn needed to repair 439 damaged roads.
She was speaking during a press briefing on Friday before Dr Elias Sithole, head of the National Disaster Management Centre, on Saturday declared a national disaster in the province after recent severe weather led to floods and a loss of lives.
The declaration means there will be a coordinated, multi-sectoral national response designed to speed up relief and rehabilitation.
