Experts says load shedding contributes to the KZN floods.
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Experts says load shedding contributes to the KZN floods.

Because networks were shut down in April, warning messages for the KZN floods were unable to reach some locations, leading experts to speculate that load shedding may have contributed to their severity.

To lower the probability of a natural disaster, the advisory panel of specialists was assembled to recommend both the rapid adoption and application of the current early warning systems.

The country’s lack of readiness for natural calamities is discussed by the professor.

According to Professor Sylvester Mpandeli, executive manager at the Water Research Commission, the terrible floods in the province exposed South Africa’s lack of preparedness for responding to natural catastrophes.

On Tuesday, July 26, Mpandeli gave a speech at the University of Pretoria.

The inability of the majority of places to get weather service alerts due to power outages was discovered to be one of the causes of the severity.

Stated Mpandeli.

Mpandeli observed that rather than taking a constructive approach to the matter, government reacted.

He mentioned that the biggest floods occurred in 1987 and that the most recent floods in KZN were the second worst, according to TimesLIVE.

“The government lacks a feeling of urgency. If the forecasts had been taken seriously, we would have notified the appropriate parties and promptly cleared our water system.

Stated Mpandeli.

Construction at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant has started months after the KZN floods.

As the eThekwini Municipality said that rebuilding has begun, it was previously reported that water would soon flow in numerous Tongaat homes as a result of the KZN floods.

The Tongaat Water Treatment Plant, which sustained significant damage as a result of the floods in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), is currently being rebuilt, according to the municipality.

Since the treatment plant washed away, numerous communities have been battling to get access to water.

The renovation is anticipated to cost about R31 million, according to the Municipality.

According to SABC News, it also said that half of the personnel for the reconstruction project is drawn from the neighborhood.

Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda stated that the community met the contractor who will be rebuilding the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant on Monday, 11 July

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