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National state of disaster declared in South Africa | SA News

Staff Writer
 ·18 Jun 2025

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has declared a national disaster in South Africa following severe weather in the country.

The head of the National Disaster Management Centre, Elias Sithole, said the magnitude and severity of severe weather warranted a national response.

South Africa has experienced weeks of adverse weather conditions resulting in snowfall, damaging surface winds, heavy rainfall and flooding since 9 June.

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