THE recent floods in the Eastern Cape caused about R446,5-million of damage and left 3,262 families homeless, Housing and Local Government MEC Sam Kwelita told the legislature.Replying to a written question from Veliswa Mvenya (DA), the MEC said 1,347 homes had been destroyed by the floods and 2,347 damaged.
Kwelita said the department had provided funding for emergency housing to the tune of R32-million, and R4-million had been allocated to the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and Cacadu district municipality from the disaster fund for post-disaster relief and rehabilitation.
The renovation of damaged homes and the provision of new homes were provided for under the emergency housing programme and subsidised low-cost housing.
He said Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi had convened an inter-ministerial committee for disaster management on September 15 to discuss flood damage in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. The Herald
Kwelita said the department had provided funding for emergency housing to the tune of R32-million, and R4-million had been allocated to the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and Cacadu district municipality from the disaster fund for post-disaster relief and rehabilitation.
The renovation of damaged homes and the provision of new homes were provided for under the emergency housing programme and subsidised low-cost housing.
He said Provincial and Local Government Minister Sydney Mufamadi had convened an inter-ministerial committee for disaster management on September 15 to discuss flood damage in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. The Herald
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