South Africa Declares National State of Disaster Over Floods
- Measure will allow funds to be freed up for reconstruction
- State of disaster is second to be declared in less than a week
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South Africa declared a state of disaster so the government can accelerate its response to widespread floods and free up funds for assisting with reconstruction.
It was the second such pronouncement in less than a week. President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday declared a national state of disaster over an energy crisis that’s crippling the nation’s economy.